The relationship between cause and effect; the action of causing something to happen. The principle that every event has a cause.
From Latin 'causatio' meaning accusation or reason, from 'causa' (cause). Developed in philosophy and science to describe the fundamental relationship between events and their origins.
Think 'CAUSE-ation' - it's the nation or realm of causes! This is the formal term for what we informally call 'cause and effect' - the chain reaction of events.
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