English Explanatory Dictionary

causation

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The act of causing.
  2. The act or agency by which an effect is produced.
  3. Cause and effect, considered as a system.

Pronunciation

kôz /kɔːˈzeɪ.ʃən/ [kʰoːˈz̥eɪ.ʃən] LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-causation.wav /kɔˈzeɪ.ʃən/ [kʰɒːˈz̥eɪ.ʃən] /kɑˈzeɪ.ʃən/

Word forms

causation causations

Etymology

From cause + -ation.

Synonyms

causality

Related words

ætiology aetiology etiology

Derived words

causational causationism causationist noncausation reverse causation
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