Causation
the action of causing or producing.
the relation of cause to effect; causality.
anything that produces an effect; cause.
Contemporary Examples
Historical Examples
noun
the act or fact of causing; the production of an effect by a cause
the relationship of cause and effect
n.
1640s, from Latin causationem (nominative causatio) “excuse, pretext,” in Medieval Latin “action of causing,” from causa (see cause).
Read Also:
- Causational
the action of causing or producing. the relation of cause to effect; causality. anything that produces an effect; cause. noun the act or fact of causing; the production of an effect by a cause the relationship of cause and effect n. 1640s, from Latin causationem (nominative causatio) “excuse, pretext,” in Medieval Latin “action of causing,” […]
- Causationism
the doctrine or theory that every event is the result of a prior and adequate cause.
- Causative
acting as a cause; producing (often followed by of): a causative agency; an event causative of war. Grammar. noting causation. The causative form of to fall is to fell. Gothic -jan is a causative suffix in fulljan “to cause to be full; to fill.”. Grammar. a word, especially a verb, noting causation, as made in […]
- Causatively
acting as a cause; producing (often followed by of): a causative agency; an event causative of war. Grammar. noting causation. The causative form of to fall is to fell. Gothic -jan is a causative suffix in fulljan “to cause to be full; to fill.”. Grammar. a word, especially a verb, noting causation, as made in […]
- Cause
a person or thing that acts, happens, or exists in such a way that some specific thing happens as a result; the producer of an effect: You have been the cause of much anxiety. What was the cause of the accident? the reason or motive for some human action: The good news was a cause […]