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Noun: causation  ko'zey-shun
  1. The act of causing something to happen
    "The scientist studied the causation of climate change"
     
  2. The relationship between cause and effect
    "The study aimed to establish causation between diet and heart disease"

Derived forms: causations

Type of: act, deed, human action, human activity

Encyclopedia: Causation