epiphenomenal
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Being of secondary consequence to a causal chain of processes, but playing no causal…Being of secondary consequence to a causal chain of processes, but playing no causal role in the process of interest.
US/ˌɛpɪfɪˈnɒmɪnəl/
Meaning
2 sensesBeing of secondary consequence to a causal chain of processes, but playing no causal role in the process of interest.
Of or pertaining to a mental process that occurs only as an incidental effect of electrical or chemical activity in the brain or nervous system.
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