causation

English

Etymology

From cause +‎ -ation

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

causation (countable and uncountable, plural causations)

The act of causing.
The act or agency by which an effect is produced.
- Whewell
  the kind of causation by which vision is produced
Cause and effect; causality.

Synonyms

Derived terms

causational

Translations

the act of causing

Chinese:
Mandarin: 原因 (zh) (yuányīn), 誘因 (zh), 诱因 (zh) (yòuyīn), 起因 (zh) (qǐyīn)
Finnish: aiheuttaminen (fi)
French: causation (fr) f
German: Ursache (de) f

Korean: 원인제공 (woninjegong)
Maori: whakataenga, pūtaketanga
Russian: причи́нная связь f (pričínnaja svjazʹ)
Spanish: causación f

agency by which an effect is produced

Chinese:
Mandarin: 原因 (zh) (yuányīn), 誘因 (zh), 诱因 (zh) (yòuyīn), 起因 (zh) (qǐyīn)
Finnish: syy-yhteys (fi)

Maori: whakataenga
Russian: please add this translation if you can

causality — see causality

Further reading

causation in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
causation in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

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