uncaused
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of uncaused
First recorded in 1620–30; un- 1 + cause ( def. ) + -ed 2 ( def. )
Example Sentences
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What if there is the possibility that one small effect might be uncaused somewhere out there in the grand series of cause-and-effect sequences?
From Textbooks • Jun. 15, 2022
Thus, even in a deterministic setting, an indeterminist can argue that the possibility of an uncaused act is a genuine one.
From Textbooks • Jun. 15, 2022
But we can’t say that the weather was uncaused, unpreventable, or unpredictable either.
From Slate • Jan. 2, 2019
This reverts to the problem of the First Cause, which is the uncaused cause that gave rise to all other causes.
From Scientific American • Mar. 4, 2018
The uncaused nature of will has been actually recognised, where it manifests itself most distinctly, as the will of man, and this has been called free, independent.
From The World As Will And Idea (Vol. 1 of 3) by Schopenhauer, Arthur
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