retrocausality

R1E1T1R1O1C3A1U1S1A1L1I1T1Y4

noun

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

Scrabble 19
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

nounretrocausality (usually uncountable, plural retrocausalities)

plural retrocausalities

  1. uncountableusuallynatural sciencesAny of several hypothetical phenomena that reverse causality, allowing an effect to occur before its cause.

Origin

From retro- + causality.

Full word history & related roots →
Cite this entry
APA

retrocausality. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/retrocausality

MLA

“retrocausality.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/retrocausality. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “retrocausality,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/retrocausality.

Source: retrocausality on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.