Causation
(noun)
- The act or process of causing something to happen or exist.
- The relationship between a cause and its effect.
Origin:
From the verb cause (verb) + -ation.
Examples:
- The study aimed to establish a causal relationship between the two variables.
- The causation of the disease is not well understood.
- The scientist studied the causation of the phenomenon.
- The causation of the accident is still being investigated.
- Causation is an important concept in science, philosophy and law.