counterfactual vs precise

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. 

precise

adj
  • consistent, clustered close together, agreeing with each other (this does not mean that they cluster near the true, correct, or accurate value) 

  • adhering too much to rules; prim or punctilious 

  • exact, accurate 

verb
  • To make or render precise; to specify. 

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