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erosion

n. the deterioration or corrosion of a physical setting from climate effects and from use by organisms, including human beings. For example, the degree of erosion evident in footpaths or trails in a woodland may be taken as an indication of their degree of use. Compare accretion.

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November 25th 2024

cause

cause

n.

1. an event or state that brings about another (its effect).

2. in Aristotelian and rationalist philosophy, an entity or event that is a requirement for another entity or event’s coming to be. Aristotle proposed that there were four types of cause—material, formal, efficient, and final. In the case of a sculpture, for example, the material cause is the stone or metal from which it is made, the formal cause is the form or structure that it takes, the efficient cause is the sculptor, and the final cause is the sculptor’s aim or purpose in making it. —causal adj.