causal connection
11In this connection — Connection Con*nec tion, n. [Cf. {Connexion}.] 1. The act of connecting, or the state of being connected; the act or process of bringing two things into contact; junction; union; as, the connection between church and state is inescapable; the… …
12causal — caus|al [ˈko:zəl US ˈko: ] adj 1.) relating to the connection between two things, where one causes the other to happen or exist →↑cause causal relationship/link/factor etc ▪ a causal relationship between unemployment and crime 2.) technical a… …
13causal — adjective 1 causal relationship/link/connection etc a relationship etc that exists between two or more events or situations, where one causes the other to happen: a causal relationship between unemployment and crime 2 technical a causal… …
14connection — noun Etymology: Latin connexion , connexio, from conectere Date: 14th century 1. the act of connecting ; the state of being connected: as a. causal or logical relation or sequence < the connection between two ideas > b …
15causal — adj. Causal is used with these nouns: ↑chain, ↑connection, ↑explanation, ↑factor, ↑influence, ↑link, ↑relation, ↑relationship …
16causal nexus — (Lat., nectere, to bind). The bonding or link between a cause and its effect. The ancient sceptics, subsequent occasionalists, and, most famously, Hume argue that no such link is perceptible or imaginable: we can see that events do follow one… …
17connecting flight — Connection Con*nec tion, n. [Cf. {Connexion}.] 1. The act of connecting, or the state of being connected; the act or process of bringing two things into contact; junction; union; as, the connection between church and state is inescapable; the… …
18connecting train — Connection Con*nec tion, n. [Cf. {Connexion}.] 1. The act of connecting, or the state of being connected; the act or process of bringing two things into contact; junction; union; as, the connection between church and state is inescapable; the… …
19Occasionalism — Daisie Radner The seventeenth century doctrine known as occasionalism arose in response to a perceived problem. Cartesian philosophy generated the problem and provided the context for the answer. In the Cartesian ontology, mind and matter are… …
20epistemology — epistemological /i pis teuh meuh loj i keuhl/, adj. epistemologically, adv. epistemologist, n. /i pis teuh mol euh jee/, n. a branch of philosophy that investigates the origin, nature, methods, and limits of human knowledge. [1855 60; < Gk… …
