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causalist

causalist noun: a proponent of causalism.

Noun

causalist (plural causalists)

  1. A proponent of causalism
    • The causalist cannot explain what determines the extensions of our terms without introducing some internal classifying notion, while the descriptivist arguably has been after this kind of reference determining classifying notion all the time.2007 May 31, Jussi Wiljami Jylkkä, “Theories of natural kind term reference and empirical psychology”, in Philosophical Studies, volume 139, number 2, →DOI

Forms of causalist

pluralcausalists

Origin of causalist

From causal + -ist.

Questions about causalist

What does causalist mean?
Causalist means a proponent of causalism.
What part of speech is causalist?
Causalist is a noun.
What is the plural of causalist?
The plural of causalist is causalists.

Words near causalist in the dictionary

  1. causalgias
  2. causalgic
  3. causalgiform
  4. causalism
  5. causalisms
  6. causalist
  7. causalists
  8. causalities
  9. causality
  10. causally
  11. causals

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