causation

English

Etymology

From cause +‎ -ation

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

causation (uncountable)

1. The act of causing; also the act or agency by which an effect is produced.

Derived terms

• causational

Translations

the act of causing

French: causation (fr) f. German: Ursache (de) f.

Korean: 원인제공 (ko) (woninjegong) Russian: причинная связь (ru) (pričínnaja svjaz’) f.

External links

• causation in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• causation in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911