Becauseness
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The quality of being a causal result. rare, uncountable
"The child's concept of 'becauseness', i.e. causality, will undergo a series of changes, but not the verbal symbol which refers to it. Later on, the causal relation will enter as a relatum into the higher matrix of 'logical categories' […]"
Example
More examples"The child's concept of 'becauseness', i.e. causality, will undergo a series of changes, but not the verbal symbol which refers to it. Later on, the causal relation will enter as a relatum into the higher matrix of 'logical categories' […]"
Etymology
From because + -ness.
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