From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Philosophycausationcau‧sa‧tion /kɔːˈzeɪʃən $ kɒː-/ noun [uncountable] formal1RPCAUSEthe action of causing something to happen or exist2CAUSEcausalityExamples from the Corpuscausation• Once triggered, however, a process of cumulativecausation sets in.• It is important to understand that such identities do not implycausation.• The prevalentanalyses of causation seem justifiably only to allow events and possibly agents as causes.• A strong association, however, is not a proof of causation.• The House held that the burden of proof of causationremained on the plaintiff throughout the case.• Weber himself seems to take a Humean or Positivist view of causation.• It is also necessary for the plaintiff to provecausation.
