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    [Noun]  | "cau*sa*tion" | \ kȯ-ˈzā-shən \


    1: the act or process of causing

    2: the act or agency which produces an effect

    3: causality


    Origin: 1615 ;

     Borrowed from Medieval Latin causātiōn-, causātiō "accusation, objection, causal action," going back to Latin, "plea, excuse," from causārī "to plead an action in law, plead as an excuse" + -tiōn-, -tiō, suffix of verbal action {mat|cause:2|};

    [Noun]  | "causations" 


    1: someone or something responsible for a result;


      * e.g., " ... presented data that supports the thesis that poverty is the primary causation of crime "





    [Noun]  | "causation" 


    1: someone or something responsible for a result;


      * e.g., " ... presented data that supports the thesis that poverty is the primary causation of crime "





     [ "chain of causation" ]

    1: Legal term used to describe a situation in which a person who seems to be entirely at fault for an event that is punishable by sizable fine and/or jailtime can prove that it was not his or herfault.

      * e.g.,  ... "The devil made me do it." AND 


     [ "chain of causation" ]

    2: Also, whiny, non-responsibility-taking, foolish, last-ditch effort to defer blame.

      * e.g.,  ... "I only hit you because you're a whore." 

     [ "Correlation =/= Causation" ]

    1: A phrase used to point out the flaw of a specific argument which implies correlation means causation.

      * e.g.,  ... Person A: There is a correlation between people who use wheelchairs and people who have had a severe accident therefore.. Boys, don't use wheelchairs. :epic_sunglasses: Person B: Correlation =/= Causation. Person A: Oh my goodness, you're right. 

     [ "Correlation =/= Causation" ]

    1: A phrase used to point out the flaw of a specific argument which implies correlation means causation.

      * e.g.,  ... Person A: There is a correlation between people who use wheelchairs and people who have had a severe accident therefore.. Boys, don't use wheelchairs. :epic_sunglasses: Person B: Correlation =/= Causation. Person A: Oh my goodness, you're right. 

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