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Perhaps looking out through big baby eyes - if we could - would not be as revelatory experience as many imagine. We might see a world inhabited by objects and people, a world infused with causation, agency, and morality - a world that would surprise us not by its freshness but by its familiarity.
Paul Bloom

Meaning of "causation" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CAUSATION

causation  [kɔːˈzeɪʃən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CAUSATION

noun
adjective
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adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Causation is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CAUSATION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Causation

Causation may refer to: ▪ Causality, in philosophy, a relationship that describes and analyses cause and effect ▪ Causality Other uses: ▪ Causation, a key component to establish liability in both criminal and civil law ▪ Causation in English law defines the requirement for liability in negligence ▪ Causation, the belief that events occur in predictable ways and that one event leads to another ▪ Proximate causation ▪ "Correlation does not imply causation", phrase used in the sciences and statistics ▪ Proximate cause, the basis of liability in negligence in the United States...

Definition of causation in the English dictionary

The definition of causation in the dictionary is the act or fact of causing; the production of an effect by a cause. Other definition of causation is the relationship of cause and effect.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CAUSATION


authorization
ˌɔːθəraɪˈzeɪʃən
characterization
ˌkærɪktəraɪˈzeɪʃən
civilization
ˌsɪvɪlaɪˈzeɪʃən
customization
ˌkʌstəmaɪˈzeɪʃən
globalization
ˌɡləʊbəlaɪˈzeɪʃən
hospitalisation
ˌhɒspɪtəlaɪˈzeɪʃən
hospitalization
ˌhɒspɪtəlaɪˈzeɪʃən
hybridization
ˌhaɪbrɪdaɪˈzeɪʃən
localization
ˌləʊkəlaɪˈzeɪʃən
novelization
ˌnɒvəlaɪˈzeɪʃən
optimisation
ˌɒptɪmaɪˈzeɪʃən
optimization
ˌɒptɪmaɪˈzeɪʃən
organisation
ˌɔːɡənaɪˈzeɪʃən
organization
ˌɔːɡənaɪˈzeɪʃən
realization
ˌrɪəlaɪˈzeɪʃən
specialization
ˌspeʃəlaɪˈzeɪʃən
stabilization
ˌsteɪbɪlaɪˈzeɪʃən
synchronization
ˌsɪŋkrənaɪˈzeɪʃən
utilization
ˌjuːtɪlaɪˈzeɪʃən
visualization
ˌvɪʒʊəlaɪˈzeɪʃən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CAUSATION

causa
causability
causable
causal
causalgia
causalgic
causalities
causality
causally
causational
causationism
causationist
causative
causatively
causativeness
cause
cause list
causeless
causelessly
causelessness

WORDS THAT END LIKE CAUSATION

accreditation
action
administration
animation
application
association
certification
citation
combination
communication
confirmation
conversation
corporation
creation
decoration
destination
documentation
duration
education
evaluation
excitation

Synonyms and antonyms of causation in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «causation» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CAUSATION

Find out the translation of causation to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of causation from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «causation» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

因果
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

causalidad
570 millions of speakers

English

causation
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

करणीय
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

السببية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

причинно-следственная связь
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

causação
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

করণ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

le lien de causalité
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Penyebabnya
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Verursachung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

因果関係
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

원인
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Akibat
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sự gây ra
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

காரணத்தின்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कार्यकारणाभाव
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sebep
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

nesso di causalità
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

związku przyczynowego
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

причинно - наслідковий зв´язок
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

legătura de cauzalitate
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

την αιτιώδη συνάφεια
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

oorsaak
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

orsakssamband
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

kausalitet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of causation

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CAUSATION»

The term «causation» is quite widely used and occupies the 42.415 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CAUSATION» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about causation

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5 QUOTES WITH «CAUSATION»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word causation.
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Paul Bloom
Perhaps looking out through big baby eyes - if we could - would not be as revelatory experience as many imagine. We might see a world inhabited by objects and people, a world infused with causation, agency, and morality - a world that would surprise us not by its freshness but by its familiarity.
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Howard Crosby
The great unity which true science seeks is found only by beginning with our knowledge of God, and coming down from Him along the stream of causation to every fact and event that affects us.
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Trofim Lysenko
Agricultural practice served Darwin as the material basis for the elaboration of his theory of Evolution, which explained the natural causation of the adaptation we see in the structure of the organic world. That was a great advance in the knowledge of living nature.
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Amartya Sen
From the mid-1970s, I also started work on the causation and prevention of famines.
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Citium Zeno
Fate is the endless chain of causation, whereby things are; the reason or formula by which the world goes on.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CAUSATION»

Discover the use of causation in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to causation and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Facts of Causation
The Facts of Causation, now available in paperback, is essential reading for students and anyone interested in reading one of the ground-breaking theories in metaphysics.
D.H. Mellor, 2002
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Causation and Responsibility: An Essay in Law, Morals, and ...
This book clarifies that relationship through an analysis of the best accounts of causation in metaphysics, and a critique of the confusion in legal doctrine.
Michael S. Moore, 2010
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Causation, Prediction, and Search
In this book Peter Spirtes, Clark Glymour, and Richard Scheines address these questions using the formalism of Bayes networks, with results that have been applied in diverse areas of research in the social, behavioral, and physical sciences ...
Peter Spirtes, Clark N. Glymour, Richard Scheines, 2000
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From Cause to Causation: A Peircean Perspective
The book begins with a review of the history of causation, and with a critical discussion of contemporary theories of the concept of `cause'.
M. Hulswit, 2002
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Causation in the Law
An updated and extended second edition supporting the findings of its well-known predecessor which claimed that courts employ common-sense notions of causation in determining legal responsibility.
Herbert Lionel Adolphus Hart, Tony Honoré, 1985
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The Law of Intervening Causation
Utilizing a comparative examination of case-law from England, Canada, the USA, Australia, New Zealand and Ireland, this volume provides a comprehensive and systematic study of the law of intervening causation (novus actus interveniens) to ...
Douglas Hodgson, 2008
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Causation and Counterfactuals
A collection of important recent work on thecounterfactual analysis of causation.
John David Collins, Edward Jonathan Hall, Laurie Ann Paul, 2004
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Causation and Disease: A Chronological Journey
A historical review of the evolution of concepts, postulates and guidelines concerning disease causation from early germ theory to current work in the area of chronic noncontagious diseases.
Alfred S. Evans, 1993
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The Neural Basis of Free Will: Criterial Causation
The issues of mental causation, consciousness, and free will have vexed philosophers since Plato. In this book, Peter Tse examines these unresolved issues from a neuroscientific perspective.
Peter Tse, 2013
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Guides to the evaluation of disease and injury causation
"This book is intended as a guide to help bridge the gap between occupational and non-occupational evidence based causation"--Provided by publisher.
J. Mark Melhorn, William E. Ackerman, American Medical Association, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CAUSATION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term causation is used in the context of the following news items.
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Anti-Vaccination Fears Not New
Ingredients such as thimerosal, formaldehyde, mercury, and others, are frequently linked [in anti-vaccination claims] to the causation of ... «Discovery News, Jul 15»
2
Zoloft plaintiffs, Pfizer set to spar in second hearing on expert …
It will be plaintiffs' second, and possibly final, chance to convince Rufe to admit their expert testimony on general causation in humans, after ... «Reuters, Jul 15»
3
Fatigue may have caused accident which killed Hucknall soldier …
"The prime causation of the accident was failure to comply with trailer coupling and uncoupling procedures contributed to by incorrect route ... «Nottingham Post, Jul 15»
4
Westpac leads ASX's stunning $30b relief rally
"I don't think the causation between our market and the Chinese sharemarket is as strong as the US and European markets," he said. «Sydney Morning Herald, Jul 15»
5
Dangerous baby blues: new study suggests link between eye color …
While correlation is certainly not proof of causation, the relationship between the two is one that has captured the attention of the medical ... «Digital Trends, Jul 15»
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Report: Ballot access worse in Southern states
The report found a correlation — while not going as far as to claim causation — between ballot access and turnout, with the ten highest-rated ... «AMERICAblog, Jul 15»
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The Limits of Science - Verification and Falsification
... causation; rationality; subjectivism; uniformity of nature. If the theory of falsification was applied to these philosophical presuppositions then ... «News24, Jul 15»
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Public Release: 7-Jul-2015 Fewer women than men are shown …
Previous researchers have been able to show only a correlation, not causation, between changes in Ad Settings and ads displayed to users. «EurekAlert, Jul 15»
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Check the fac ts
... are at best estimating a presumed effect of sugar-sweetened beverage consumption, which is very different from demonstrating causation. «Saskatoon StarPhoenix, Jul 15»
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Family backs Allison in daughter's 'shaken baby' death
But there is no genetic test to prove causation. Instead, the diagnosis usually results when an individual's symptoms and medical/family history ... «Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman, Jul 15»

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