causation
causation · causations
причинная связь
Ursache
The act of causingThe act of causing.
UK/kɔːˈzeɪ.ʃən/US/kɔˈzeɪ.ʃən/
» Correlation doesn't imply causation.
Hybrid · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
3 senses(countable, uncountable)The act of causing.
Ursache
причи́нная связьpričínnaja svjazʹ
the act of causing something to happen
(countable, uncountable)The act or agency by which an effect is produced.
(countable, uncountable)Cause and effect.
Examples
6 sentencesTranslations
5 languagesРусский
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act of causing:
Deutsch
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Origin
From cause + -ation.From cause + -ation.
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Forms
plural: causations| Singular | causation |
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Synonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- the act of causing something to happen:causing
Word family
7 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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