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causation
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
causation
(noun)
causation
/kɑ
ˈ
zeɪʃən/
noun
causation
/kɑ
ˈ
zeɪʃən/
noun
Britannica Dictionary definition of CAUSATION
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noncount
]
formal
1
:
the act or process of causing something to happen or exist
the role of heredity in the
causation
of cancer
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:
the relationship between an event or situation and a possible reason or cause
He claimed that the accident caused his injury, but the court ruled that he did not provide sufficient evidence of
causation
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