counterfactual vs faithful

counterfactual

adj
  • Contrary to known or agreed facts; untrue. 

  • Of or in comparison to a hypothetical state of the world. 

noun
  • A conditional statement in which the conditional clause is false. 

  • A claim, hypothesis, or other belief that is contrary to the facts. 

  • A hypothetical state of the world, used to assess the impact of an action. 

faithful

noun
  • Someone or something that is faithful or reliable. 

  • The practicing members of a religion or followers of a cause. 

adj
  • Consistent with reality. 

  • Reliable; worthy of trust. 

  • Loyal; adhering firmly to person or cause. 

  • Injective in specific contexts, e.g. of representations in representation or functors in category theory. 

  • Engaging in sexual relations only with one's spouse or long-term sexual partner. 

  • Having faith. 

How often have the words counterfactual and faithful occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )