CAUSATION

causing, causation

(noun) the act of causing something to happen

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

causation (countable and uncountable, plural causations)

The act of causing.

The act or agency by which an effect is produced.

Cause and effect; causality.

Synonyms

• causality

• ætiology, aetiology, etiology

Source: Wiktionary


Cau*sa"tion, n.

Definition: The act of causing; also the act or agency by which an effect is produced. The kind of causation by which vision is produced. Whewell. Law of universal causation, the theoretical or asserted law that every event or phenomenon results from, or is the sequel of, some previous event or phenomenon, which being present, the other is certain to take place.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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