cause-and-effect

[ kawz-uhnd-i-fekt, -uhn- ]

adjective

1. noting a relationship between actions or events such that one or more are the result of the other or others.

Example Sentences

Its relationship to anemia, however, is more complex than the cause-and-effect sequence I learned in medical school.

From The Daily Beast

I have seen firsthand the destructive impact of the traditional cause-and-effect equation.

From The Daily Beast

But, for the rest, let no man ask History to explain by cause-and-effect how the business proceeded henceforth.

From Project Gutenberg

And perhaps his presence outside was required in some subtle cause-and-effect relationship.

From Project Gutenberg

The family took shape in a world of cause-and-effect, which also determined religious practices.

From Project Gutenberg

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