- causation
- noun Date: 1615 1. a. the act or process of causing b. the act or agency which produces an effect 2. causality
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causation — cau·sa·tion /kȯ zā shən/ n 1 a: the act or process of causing proof of objective causation of injury by the perpetrator Alan Freeman b: the act or agency that produces an effect evidence was presented on doctor s malpractice...for...proof of… … Law dictionary
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Causation — Cau*sa tion, n. The act of causing; also the act or agency by which an effect is produced. [1913 Webster] The kind of causation by which vision is produced. Whewell. [1913 Webster] {Law of universal causation}, the theoretical or asserted law… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
causation — ● causation nom féminin Vieux. Action de causer quelque chose, d être la cause d un fait. causation [kozɑsjɔ̃] n. f. ÉTYM. 1829, Victor Cousin; de 1. causer. ❖ ♦ Didact. (philos.). Rapport entre cause et effet; pouvoir d agir en tant que cause … Encyclopédie Universelle
Causation — (v. lat.), 1) Vorwand, Entschuldigung; 2) Veranlassung; daher Causator, Veranlasser, Urheber; Causatīv, 1) ursächlich, veranlassend; 2) (Causativus casus), io p. w. Accusativus. Ein Causativum ist ein abgeleitetes Verbum, welches die Veranlassung … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
causation — (n.) 1640s, from L. causationem excuse, pretext, in M.L. action of causing, from causa (see CAUSE (Cf. cause)) … Etymology dictionary
causation — ► NOUN 1) the action of causing. 2) the relationship between cause and effect … English terms dictionary
causation — [kô zā′shən] n. 1. the act of causing 2. a causal agency; anything producing an effect 3. causality … English World dictionary
causation — One of the central problem areas of metaphysics. Causation is the relation between two events that holds when, given that one occurs, it produces, or brings forth, or determines, or necessitates the second; equally we say that once the first has… … Philosophy dictionary
causation — [[t]kɔːze͟ɪʃ(ə)n[/t]] 1) N UNCOUNT The causation of something, usually something bad, is the factors that have caused it. [FORMAL] Therefore it is clear that the gene is only part of the causation of illness. Syn: cause 2) N UNCOUNT Causation is… … English dictionary
causation — causational, adj. /kaw zay sheuhn/, n. 1. the action of causing or producing. 2. the relation of cause to effect; causality. 3. anything that produces an effect; cause. [1640 50; < ML causation (s. of causatio), equiv. to causat(us) (ptp. of… … Universalium
