Definition of epiphenomenon in English:

epiphenomenon

nounPlural epiphenomena ˌɛpɪfəˈnɒmɪnən

1A secondary effect or by-product.
Example sentencesExamples
- Others see crying as a so-called epiphenomenon, a secondary event that serves no real function.
- First put forward in response to reductionist theories that treated race as an epiphenomenon of class, ethnicity, or nation, racial formation theory has reshaped the sociological study of race.
- But he saw monopolistic distortions largely as epiphenomena resulting from an undue concentration of wealth and power whose ultimate source lay in the ‘great problem’ posed by private land ownership.
- Schwarzmantel argues that the concept of ideology is an epiphenomenon of modernity.
- They are unapologetic about regarding museums as part of the epiphenomena of cultural studies.
- Is hysteria fundamentally a psychological disorder with physical manifestations; an organic disease with mental and emotional epiphenomena; or some inseparable intermixture of the two?
- Why, then, relegate these exemplary films to the margins of cinema, as if they were only epiphenomena?
- The epic contest between capitalism and socialism, in Huntington's view, thus turned out to have been an epiphenomenon masking the real struggle among the followers of Jesus, Mohammed, Vishnu et al.
1. 1.1Medicine A secondary symptom, occurring simultaneously with a disease or condition but not directly related to it.
  Example sentencesExamples
  During sepsis, we are learning that immune-endocrine crosstalk is not an epiphenomenon but is critical to the organism's capacity to cope with severe stress.
  It is unknown whether the staining of hemoglobin reflects a pathologic response or is an epiphenomenon.
  Further research is needed to establish whether oxidative stress has an active role in the pathogenesis of asthma, or whether oxidative stress might be an epiphenomenon of the disease.
  It is unclear whether psychologic or muscle tension is actually present and, if present, whether these are primary events or epiphenomena.
  For example, if an infectious disease is associated with high levels of a factor X in the blood, it is often difficult to know whether this is of pathogenic importance or simply an epiphenomenon of the disease process.
2. 1.2 A mental state regarded as a by-product of brain activity.
  Example sentencesExamples
  By the same token, the critics of the sense-datum theory argued that the mistaken pictorial view of mental images arises mainly from our confusion about ordinary language and claimed that mental images are epiphenomena.
  ‘Consciousness is an epiphenomenon of the brain.’
  What he wished to avoid was a materialism that saw mental states as only epiphenomena, and an idealism not open to scientific investigation.
  In Wolfram's view of the universe there is no continuum, and particles are a mere epiphenomenon; indeed, motion and geometry are also little more than illusions.
  Functionalism therefore holds that it is in the nature of certain mental states to have certain effects; therefore there can be no mental epiphenomena.

Derivatives

epiphenomenal

adjective

Furthermore, these emergent qualities are causally relevant to the physical - they are not epiphenomenal.
Example sentencesExamples
- But I know enough to say with confidence that a trade deficit, though it may be epiphenomenal to other economic difficulties, cannot itself be deemed a problem.
- If all causation is physical, then the epiphenomenal mental state (if it even exists) is irrelevant to the act of causation.
- But the talk is largely epiphenomenal (an afterthought).
- She argues, based on statistical modeling of such data, that the two effects can't be reduced to epiphenomenal projections of a single underlying effect, as some have suggested.

Definition of epiphenomenon in US English:

epiphenomenon

noun

1A secondary effect or byproduct that arises from but does not causally influence a process.
Example sentencesExamples
- Why, then, relegate these exemplary films to the margins of cinema, as if they were only epiphenomena?
- Is hysteria fundamentally a psychological disorder with physical manifestations; an organic disease with mental and emotional epiphenomena; or some inseparable intermixture of the two?
- First put forward in response to reductionist theories that treated race as an epiphenomenon of class, ethnicity, or nation, racial formation theory has reshaped the sociological study of race.
- They are unapologetic about regarding museums as part of the epiphenomena of cultural studies.
- The epic contest between capitalism and socialism, in Huntington's view, thus turned out to have been an epiphenomenon masking the real struggle among the followers of Jesus, Mohammed, Vishnu et al.
- Schwarzmantel argues that the concept of ideology is an epiphenomenon of modernity.
- Others see crying as a so-called epiphenomenon, a secondary event that serves no real function.
- But he saw monopolistic distortions largely as epiphenomena resulting from an undue concentration of wealth and power whose ultimate source lay in the ‘great problem’ posed by private land ownership.
1. 1.1Medicine A secondary symptom, occurring simultaneously with a disease or condition but not directly related to it.
  Example sentencesExamples
  It is unclear whether psychologic or muscle tension is actually present and, if present, whether these are primary events or epiphenomena.
  During sepsis, we are learning that immune-endocrine crosstalk is not an epiphenomenon but is critical to the organism's capacity to cope with severe stress.
  It is unknown whether the staining of hemoglobin reflects a pathologic response or is an epiphenomenon.
  Further research is needed to establish whether oxidative stress has an active role in the pathogenesis of asthma, or whether oxidative stress might be an epiphenomenon of the disease.
  For example, if an infectious disease is associated with high levels of a factor X in the blood, it is often difficult to know whether this is of pathogenic importance or simply an epiphenomenon of the disease process.
2. 1.2 A mental state regarded as a byproduct of brain activity.
  Example sentencesExamples
  ‘Consciousness is an epiphenomenon of the brain.’
  What he wished to avoid was a materialism that saw mental states as only epiphenomena, and an idealism not open to scientific investigation.
  By the same token, the critics of the sense-datum theory argued that the mistaken pictorial view of mental images arises mainly from our confusion about ordinary language and claimed that mental images are epiphenomena.
  Functionalism therefore holds that it is in the nature of certain mental states to have certain effects; therefore there can be no mental epiphenomena.
  In Wolfram's view of the universe there is no continuum, and particles are a mere epiphenomenon; indeed, motion and geometry are also little more than illusions.

单词	epiphenomenon
释义	Definition of epiphenomenon in English: epiphenomenon nounPlural epiphenomena ˌɛpɪfəˈnɒmɪnən 1A secondary effect or by-product. Example sentencesExamples Others see crying as a so-called epiphenomenon, a secondary event that serves no real function. First put forward in response to reductionist theories that treated race as an epiphenomenon of class, ethnicity, or nation, racial formation theory has reshaped the sociological study of race. But he saw monopolistic distortions largely as epiphenomena resulting from an undue concentration of wealth and power whose ultimate source lay in the ‘great problem’ posed by private land ownership. Schwarzmantel argues that the concept of ideology is an epiphenomenon of modernity. They are unapologetic about regarding museums as part of the epiphenomena of cultural studies. Is hysteria fundamentally a psychological disorder with physical manifestations; an organic disease with mental and emotional epiphenomena; or some inseparable intermixture of the two? Why, then, relegate these exemplary films to the margins of cinema, as if they were only epiphenomena? The epic contest between capitalism and socialism, in Huntington's view, thus turned out to have been an epiphenomenon masking the real struggle among the followers of Jesus, Mohammed, Vishnu et al. 1.1Medicine A secondary symptom, occurring simultaneously with a disease or condition but not directly related to it. Example sentencesExamples During sepsis, we are learning that immune-endocrine crosstalk is not an epiphenomenon but is critical to the organism's capacity to cope with severe stress. It is unknown whether the staining of hemoglobin reflects a pathologic response or is an epiphenomenon. Further research is needed to establish whether oxidative stress has an active role in the pathogenesis of asthma, or whether oxidative stress might be an epiphenomenon of the disease. It is unclear whether psychologic or muscle tension is actually present and, if present, whether these are primary events or epiphenomena. For example, if an infectious disease is associated with high levels of a factor X in the blood, it is often difficult to know whether this is of pathogenic importance or simply an epiphenomenon of the disease process. 1.2 A mental state regarded as a by-product of brain activity. Example sentencesExamples By the same token, the critics of the sense-datum theory argued that the mistaken pictorial view of mental images arises mainly from our confusion about ordinary language and claimed that mental images are epiphenomena. ‘Consciousness is an epiphenomenon of the brain.’ What he wished to avoid was a materialism that saw mental states as only epiphenomena, and an idealism not open to scientific investigation. In Wolfram's view of the universe there is no continuum, and particles are a mere epiphenomenon; indeed, motion and geometry are also little more than illusions. Functionalism therefore holds that it is in the nature of certain mental states to have certain effects; therefore there can be no mental epiphenomena. Derivatives epiphenomenal adjective Furthermore, these emergent qualities are causally relevant to the physical - they are not epiphenomenal. Example sentencesExamples But I know enough to say with confidence that a trade deficit, though it may be epiphenomenal to other economic difficulties, cannot itself be deemed a problem. If all causation is physical, then the epiphenomenal mental state (if it even exists) is irrelevant to the act of causation. But the talk is largely epiphenomenal (an afterthought). She argues, based on statistical modeling of such data, that the two effects can't be reduced to epiphenomenal projections of a single underlying effect, as some have suggested. Definition of epiphenomenon in US English: epiphenomenon noun 1A secondary effect or byproduct that arises from but does not causally influence a process. Example sentencesExamples Why, then, relegate these exemplary films to the margins of cinema, as if they were only epiphenomena? Is hysteria fundamentally a psychological disorder with physical manifestations; an organic disease with mental and emotional epiphenomena; or some inseparable intermixture of the two? First put forward in response to reductionist theories that treated race as an epiphenomenon of class, ethnicity, or nation, racial formation theory has reshaped the sociological study of race. They are unapologetic about regarding museums as part of the epiphenomena of cultural studies. The epic contest between capitalism and socialism, in Huntington's view, thus turned out to have been an epiphenomenon masking the real struggle among the followers of Jesus, Mohammed, Vishnu et al. Schwarzmantel argues that the concept of ideology is an epiphenomenon of modernity. Others see crying as a so-called epiphenomenon, a secondary event that serves no real function. But he saw monopolistic distortions largely as epiphenomena resulting from an undue concentration of wealth and power whose ultimate source lay in the ‘great problem’ posed by private land ownership. 1.1Medicine A secondary symptom, occurring simultaneously with a disease or condition but not directly related to it. Example sentencesExamples It is unclear whether psychologic or muscle tension is actually present and, if present, whether these are primary events or epiphenomena. During sepsis, we are learning that immune-endocrine crosstalk is not an epiphenomenon but is critical to the organism's capacity to cope with severe stress. It is unknown whether the staining of hemoglobin reflects a pathologic response or is an epiphenomenon. Further research is needed to establish whether oxidative stress has an active role in the pathogenesis of asthma, or whether oxidative stress might be an epiphenomenon of the disease. For example, if an infectious disease is associated with high levels of a factor X in the blood, it is often difficult to know whether this is of pathogenic importance or simply an epiphenomenon of the disease process. 1.2 A mental state regarded as a byproduct of brain activity. Example sentencesExamples ‘Consciousness is an epiphenomenon of the brain.’ What he wished to avoid was a materialism that saw mental states as only epiphenomena, and an idealism not open to scientific investigation. By the same token, the critics of the sense-datum theory argued that the mistaken pictorial view of mental images arises mainly from our confusion about ordinary language and claimed that mental images are epiphenomena. Functionalism therefore holds that it is in the nature of certain mental states to have certain effects; therefore there can be no mental epiphenomena. In Wolfram's view of the universe there is no continuum, and particles are a mere epiphenomenon; indeed, motion and geometry are also little more than illusions.
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