cause-and-effect

Language: en

📖 Definitions

  1. adjective
    Describing a relationship or system in which one event, action, or condition directly produces or influences another.
  2. noun
    The principle that every occurrence has a specific reason or origin; causality.
  3. adjective
    (Of a narrative, argument, or process) structured so that each element logically follows from the preceding one in a chain of consequences.; (Science & Statistics) Denoting a direct causal link between variables, as distinguished from mere correlation.
  4. noun
    (Philosophy & Metaphysics) The fundamental conceptual framework concerning how actions, forces, or conditions produce specific outcomes.

💬 Examples

  1. The experiment was designed to isolate the cause-and-effect relationship between sleep deprivation and cognitive decline.

  2. Ancient philosophers struggled to define the exact nature of cause-and-effect without relying on empirical observation.

  3. Critics praised the film for its tight cause-and-effect plotting, where every character decision naturally led to the next consequence.

  4. Researchers must conduct controlled trials to establish a cause-and-effect connection rather than relying on observational data alone.

  5. David Hume famously questioned whether our belief in cause-and-effect is derived from reason or merely from habitual association.