counterfactual vs problematic

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. 

problematic

adj
  • Not settled, uncertain, of uncertain outcome; debatable, questionable, open to doubt. 

  • Difficult to overcome, solve, or decide. 

  • Contributing (especially if subtly) to discrimination (such as racism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia, or ageism). 

  • a problematic analysis 

noun
  • A problem or difficulty in a particular field of study. 

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