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prefactual

prefactual adjective: prior to facts being established.

Adjective

prefactual (not comparable)

  1. prior to facts being established
    • A number of decision making theories also posit a prominent role for anticipated emotions, especially in terms of anticipated regret which might arise from prefactual comparisons before making a decision […]2015 November 19, “Regulatory Mode and Risk-Taking: The Mediating Role of Anticipated Regret”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of prefactual

From pre- + factual.

Questions about prefactual

What does prefactual mean?
Prefactual means prior to facts being established.
What part of speech is prefactual?
Prefactual is an adjective.

Words near prefactual in the dictionary

  1. prefacist
  2. prefacists
  3. prefactor
  4. prefactors
  5. prefactory
  6. prefactual
  7. prefade
  8. prefaded
  9. prefader
  10. prefades
  11. prefading

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