— causational , adj.
/kaw zay"sheuhn/ , n.
1. the action of causing or producing.
2. the relation of cause to effect; causality.
3. anything that produces an effect; cause.
[ 1640-50; causation- (s. of causatio ), equiv. to causat ( us ) (ptp. of causare to cause) (L caus ( a ) CAUSE + -atus -ATE 1 ) + -ion- -ION ]