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efficient cause

noun

Definitions

  1. The being or event which physically brings about the change or motion that produces…

    The being or event which physically brings about the change or motion that produces another occurrence or thing.

    • There must be some efficient cause for each slight individual difference, as well as for more strongly marked variations which occasionally arise.
    • [H]e turned the corner where for years he had always paused; simply not to pause was an efficient cause for emotion.

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Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for efficient cause. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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