simple causation

an instance of causation in which a single event is caused by a single identifiable antecedent, without multiple causes or other intervening processes. Compare multiple causation.

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May 9th 2024

contraception

n. any method intended to prevent conception, that is, the natural fertilization of the female ovum by the male spermatozoa. See birth control. —contraceptive n., adj.