cause-effect relation

cause and effect relation — relationship between one thing that causes another …   English contemporary dictionary

CAUSE AND EFFECT — Divergent conceptions of the relation between cause and effect (or agent and act) can be found throughout Jewish religious and non religious literature from ancient times to the present. Indeed, this relation clearly underlies many of the most… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

Cause — • Cause, as the correlative of effect, is understood as being that which in any way gives existence to, or contributes towards the existence of, any thing; which produces a result; to which the origin of any thing is to be ascribed Catholic… …   Catholic encyclopedia

effect — n 1 Effect, result, consequence, upshot, aftereffect, aftermath, sequel, issue, outcome, event are comparable in signifying something, usually a condition, situation, or occurrence, ascribable to a cause or combination of causes. Effect is the… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

cause and effect — phrase the principle that one thing causes another Thesaurus: process of causing somethingsynonym Main entry: cause * * * the principle of causation ■ the operation or relation of a cause and its effect …   Useful english dictionary

cause — cause, causal explanation In non specialist contexts, to ask for the cause of some particular happening is to ask what made it happen, or brought it about. To give a causal explanation is to answer such questions, usually by specifying some prior …   Dictionary of sociology

effect — ▪ I. effect ef‧fect 1 [ɪˈfekt] noun 1. [countable, uncountable] the way in which an action, event, or person changes someone or something: • Inflation is having a disastrous effect on the economy. demonˈstration efˌfect [singular] …   Financial and business terms

relation — relationless, adj. /ri lay sheuhn/, n. 1. an existing connection; a significant association between or among things: the relation between cause and effect. 2. relations, a. the various connections between peoples, countries, etc.: foreign… …   Universalium

relation — re•la•tion [[t]rɪˈleɪ ʃən[/t]] n. 1) a significant association between or among things; connection: the relation between cause and effect[/ex] 2) relations a) the various connections or dealings between peoples, countries, etc.: foreign… …   From formal English to slang

effect — Synonyms and related words: Z, abide by, accomplish, achieve, actualize, actually, adhere to, administer, affective meaning, aftereffect, aftermath, aim, ambition, amperage, angle, animus, apodosis, armipotence, artifact, ascendancy, aspect,… …   Moby Thesaurus

relation — /rəˈleɪʃən / (say ruh layshuhn) noun 1. an existing connection; a particular way of being related: the relation between cause and effect. 2. (plural) the various connections between peoples, countries, etc.: commercial relations; foreign… …   Australian English dictionary