ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Causation

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /kɔːˈzeɪ.ʃən/ · Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Causation is a noun meaning The act of causing.

Meaning

The act of causing.

More Meanings

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

Example Sentences

Aristotle's views led him to try to describe the kind of causation by which vision is produced, instead of the laws by which it is exercised; and the attempt consisted, as in other subjects, of indistinct principles, and ill-combined facts.

Word Forms

Synonyms for causation

Depending on context, synonyms include causality, causing.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include causing, causative, causal, cause, causality, synthesis.

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