Causation
[kɔː'zeɪʃ(ə)n] or [kɔ'zeʃən]
Definition
(n.) The act of causing; also the act or agency by which an effect is produced.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
[See CAUSALITY]
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Examples
- These three relations are identity, the situations in time and place, and causation. David Hume. A Treatise of Human Nature.
- The idea, then, of causation must be derived from some relation among objects; and that relation we must now endeavour to discover. David Hume. A Treatise of Human Nature.
- Shall we then rest contented with these two relations of contiguity and succession, as affording a complete idea of causation? David Hume. A Treatise of Human Nature.
- For as like effects imply like causes, we must always ascribe the causation to the circumstance, wherein we discover the resemblance. David Hume. A Treatise of Human Nature.
- Whatever changes he endures, his several parts are still connected by the relation of causation. David Hume. A Treatise of Human Nature.
- To begin regularly, we must consider the idea of causation, and see from what origin it is derived. David Hume. A Treatise of Human Nature.
- Can he give any definition of it, that will not be the same with that of causation? David Hume. A Treatise of Human Nature.
- It is the same case with identity and causation. David Hume. A Treatise of Human Nature.
- Of the three relations above-mentioned this of causation is the most extensive. David Hume. A Treatise of Human Nature.
- In causing this mistake there concur both the relations of causation and resemblance. David Hume. A Treatise of Human Nature.
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