A type of counterfactual conditional according to which had the antecedent obtained, then the consequent might have obtained. For example,
does not assert that the consequent would have obtained (i.e, the corresponding would counterfactual), but merely that the consequent is consistent with the satisfaction of the antecedent. The dual relationship between might and would counterfactual conditionals with respect to a negation was described by philosopher David Lewis (1941–2001) by the equivalences: