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uncaused

American  
[uhn-kawzd] / ʌnˈkɔzd /

adjective

  1. not resulting from some antecedent cause.


uncaused British  
/ ʌnˈkɔːzd /

adjective

  1. rare not brought into existence by any cause; spontaneous or natural

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of uncaused

First recorded in 1620–30; un- 1 + cause ( def. ) + -ed 2 ( def. )


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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

Given the possibility that such an uncaused effect might occur, there is the chance that not all events are falling dominoes or events that must happen.

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

An undesigned designer, an uncaused cause, is as incomprehensible to the human mind as a circle without a diameter.

From The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 12 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Miscellany by Robert Green Ingersoll

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