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retrocausality

retrocausality noun: any of several hypothetical phenomena that reverse causality, allowing an effect to occur before its cause.

Noun

retrocausality (usually uncountable, plural retrocausalities)

  1. (usually) Any of several hypothetical phenomena that reverse causality, allowing an effect to occur before its cause.

Forms of retrocausality

pluralretrocausalities

Origin of retrocausality

From retro- + causality.

Questions about retrocausality

What does retrocausality mean?
Retrocausality means any of several hypothetical phenomena that reverse causality, allowing an effect to occur before its cause.
What part of speech is retrocausality?
Retrocausality is a noun.
What is the plural of retrocausality?
The plural of retrocausality is retrocausalities.

Words near retrocausality in the dictionary

  1. retrocalculations
  2. retrocapsular
  3. retrocardiac
  4. retrocausal
  5. retrocausalities
  6. retrocausality
  7. retrocausally
  8. retrocausation
  9. retrocausative
  10. retrocaval
  11. retrocecal

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