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causation

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cau·sa·tion  (kô-zshn)
n.
1. The act or process of causing.
2. A cause.
3. Causality.

causation [kɔːˈzeɪʃən]
n
1. the act or fact of causing; the production of an effect by a cause
2. the relationship of cause and effect
causational  adj
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.causation - the act of causing something to happen
human action, human activity, act, deed - something that people do or cause to happen
sending - the act of causing something to go (especially messages)
trigger, initiation, induction - an act that sets in motion some course of events
coercion, compulsion - using force to cause something to occur; "though pressed into rugby under compulsion I began to enjoy the game"; "they didn't have to use coercion"
influence - causing something without any direct or apparent effort
inducing, inducement - act of bringing about a desired result; "inducement of sleep"
Translations
causation [kɔːˈzeɪʃən] Ncausalidad f
causation
nKausalität f; (of particular event)Ursache f; the law of causationdas Kausalgesetz or -prinzip


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The third consideration is the degree to which we apprehend that endless chain of causation inevitably demanded by reason, in which each phenomenon comprehended, and therefore man's every action, must have its definite place as a result of what has gone before and as a cause of what will follow.
Up to that time they had been meaningless and without apparent causation.
We may then distinguish "vital" from mechanical movements by the fact that vital movements depend for their causation upon the special properties of the nervous system, while mechanical movements depend only upon the properties which animal bodies share with matter in general.
 
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