Counterfactual conditional

Counterfactual conditionals are statements or propositions that consider what would be the case if a certain condition were true, even though it is not actually true. These types of conditionals typically have an "if" clause that describes a situation contrary to fact and a "then" clause that describes the consequences or outcomes that would follow from that situation. For example, a classic counterfactual conditional is: "If Julius Caesar had not been assassinated, he would have become the emperor of Rome.