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contributing cause

a cause that is not sufficient to bring about an end or event but that helps in some way to bring about that end or event. A contributing cause may be a necessary condition or it may influence events more indirectly by affecting other conditions that make the event more likely.

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anthropogenesis

anthropogenesis

n. the scientific study of the origins and development of humans. Also called anthropogeny. —anthropogenetic or anthropogenic adj.