acausaladj.

Brit.

/(ˌ)eɪˈkɔːzl/, U.S.

/eɪˈkɔzəl/,

/eɪˈkɑzəl/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: a- prefix⁶, causal adj.

Etymology: < a- prefix⁶ + causal adj.

Not causal; independent of or not involving the relationship of cause and effect.

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > causation > [adjective] > not causing

incausativea1834

acausal1908

1908 H. Driesch Sci. & Philos. Organism II. 157 Thus they seem to be acausal with regard to real ‘causes’ which are not embraced in this manifoldness, but are single changes in space.

1936 Mind 45 275 Jordan's attempt to account for it in terms of an intensification of acausal micro-processes is not supported by the facts.

1955 R. F. C. Hull tr. C. G. Jung (title) Synchronicity: an acausal connecting principle.

1993 A. Lightman Einstein's Dreams (1994) vii. 40 In this acausal world, scientists are helpless.

2010 D. Barford Occult Exper. in Home iv. 79 Thinking about someone who chooses that same moment to phone is an example of an acausal event, but it is too trivial to be considered a synchronicity.

Derivatives

acauˈsality n. [ < a- prefix⁶ + causality n., after acausal adj.]

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > causation > [noun] > not being causal

acausality1933

1933 Sci. Monthly Oct. 337/2 I hope I have succeeded in conveying the impression that the question of causality versus acausality, determinism versus indeterminism, in the physical world, is after all not so terribly important.

1962 J. Jacobi Psychol. C. G. Jung (ed. 6) iii. 63 Jung..has devoted a number of studies to the problem of acausality.

1975 J. Taylor Superminds vi. 105 The absence of any natural limitation on the amount of acausality which could be achieved.

2009 P. Riggs Quantum Causality iv. 105 However (and perhaps somewhat surprisingly), non-locality does not necessitate acausality.

aˈcausally adv.

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > causation > [adverb] > not causally

acausally1961

1961 A. M. Dry Psychol. of Jung v. 139 The principle of synchronicity seems to show the same lack: no attempt is made to discover how far the meaning attached to the series of acausally connected events springs from associations supplied by the perceiver.

1974 Sci. Amer. Jan. 113/2 They are ‘acausally’ related in the Eastern metaphysical sense of being parts of a vast cosmic design that lies beyond the reach of science but is partially accessible to the subconscious mind of the person who casts the sticks.

2007 Chron. Philanthropy (Nexis) 11 May 17 Certainly almost all physicists accept quantum mechanics, but I doubt that a majority accept that it acts acausally—backward in time—as the sentence appears to imply.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	acausal
释义	acausaladj. Brit. /(ˌ)eɪˈkɔːzl/, U.S. /eɪˈkɔzəl/, /eɪˈkɑzəl/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: a- prefix⁶, causal adj. Etymology: < a- prefix⁶ + causal adj. Not causal; independent of or not involving the relationship of cause and effect. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > causation > [adjective] > not causing incausativea1834 acausal1908 1908 H. Driesch Sci. & Philos. Organism II. 157 Thus they seem to be acausal with regard to real ‘causes’ which are not embraced in this manifoldness, but are single changes in space. 1936 Mind 45 275 Jordan's attempt to account for it in terms of an intensification of acausal micro-processes is not supported by the facts. 1955 R. F. C. Hull tr. C. G. Jung (title) Synchronicity: an acausal connecting principle. 1993 A. Lightman Einstein's Dreams (1994) vii. 40 In this acausal world, scientists are helpless. 2010 D. Barford Occult Exper. in Home iv. 79 Thinking about someone who chooses that same moment to phone is an example of an acausal event, but it is too trivial to be considered a synchronicity. Derivatives acauˈsality n. [ < a- prefix⁶ + causality n., after acausal adj.] ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > causation > [noun] > not being causal acausality1933 1933 Sci. Monthly Oct. 337/2 I hope I have succeeded in conveying the impression that the question of causality versus acausality, determinism versus indeterminism, in the physical world, is after all not so terribly important. 1962 J. Jacobi Psychol. C. G. Jung (ed. 6) iii. 63 Jung..has devoted a number of studies to the problem of acausality. 1975 J. Taylor Superminds vi. 105 The absence of any natural limitation on the amount of acausality which could be achieved. 2009 P. Riggs Quantum Causality iv. 105 However (and perhaps somewhat surprisingly), non-locality does not necessitate acausality. aˈcausally adv. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > causation > [adverb] > not causally acausally1961 1961 A. M. Dry Psychol. of Jung v. 139 The principle of synchronicity seems to show the same lack: no attempt is made to discover how far the meaning attached to the series of acausally connected events springs from associations supplied by the perceiver. 1974 Sci. Amer. Jan. 113/2 They are ‘acausally’ related in the Eastern metaphysical sense of being parts of a vast cosmic design that lies beyond the reach of science but is partially accessible to the subconscious mind of the person who casts the sticks. 2007 Chron. Philanthropy (Nexis) 11 May 17 Certainly almost all physicists accept quantum mechanics, but I doubt that a majority accept that it acts acausally—backward in time—as the sentence appears to imply. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1908
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