cause and effect

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Noun

cause and effect (usually uncountable, plural causes and effects)

1. Causation; causality; the process whereby causes lead to effects.
   • 2022 September 19, Philip Oltermann, quoting Bodo Ramelow, “Germany’s Die Linke on verge of split over sanctions on Russia”, in The Guardian‎^[1]:

     “The thesis that the federal republic of Germany is leading an economic war against Russia reverses cause and effect”, said Bodo Ramelow, the Left party state premier for Thuringia.

Translations

causation — see causation

causality — see causality