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Kotomora

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Meanings

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noun

formal cause

Aristotelian philosophical term; one of the four causes, referring to the form or essence that makes a thing what it is. Used in academic contexts alongside 質料因, 作用因, and 目的因.

See also: 質料因 · 作用因 · 目的因