Proximate
21Proximate principle — Proximate Prox i*mate, a. [L. proximatus, p. p. of proximare to come near, to approach, fr. proximus the nearest, nest, superl. of propior nearer, and prope, adv., near.] Nearest; next immediately preceding or following. Proximate ancestors. J. S …
22Proximate und ultimate Ursachen von Verhalten — sind in der Verhaltensforschung zwei gängige, aber äußerst unterschiedliche Ansätze, Verhaltensweisen zu erklären. Die Unterscheidung geht zurück auf den niederländisch britischen Ethologen und Nobelpreisträger Nikolaas Tinbergen.[1] Generell… …
23proximate cause — prox‧i‧mate cause [ˌprɒksmt ˈkɔːz ǁ ˌprɑːksmt ˈkɒːz] noun [countable] LAW the thing that is directly responsible for an event happening: • Pilots breaches of duty and negligence were a proximate cause of the plane crash. * * * proximate cause …
24proximate cause — n a cause that directly or with no intervening agency produces an effect <whether the negligence was the proximate cause of the pneumonia (Jour. Amer. Med. Assoc.)> * * * a cause that immediately precedes and produces an effect …
25proximate object — noun (philosophy) An object or thing which must exist, or otherwise it would be logically impossible to have cognition of it • • • Main Entry: ↑proximate …
26proximate analysis — n quantitative analysis of a mixture (as food) to determine the percentage of components * * * quantitative analysis separating and identifying categories of compounds in a mixture …
27proximate consequence — or result One which succeeds naturally in the ordinary course of things. A consequence which, in addition to being in the train of physical causation, is not entirely outside the range of expectation or probability, as viewed by ordinary men. The …
28proximate result — proximate consequence or result One which succeeds naturally in the ordinary course of things. A consequence which, in addition to being in the train of physical causation, is not entirely outside the range of expectation or probability, as… …
29proximate consequence or result — One which succeeds naturally in the ordinary course of things. A consequence which, in addition to being in the train of physical causation, is not entirely outside the range of expectation or probability, as viewed by ordinary men. The Mars, D.C …
30Proximate and ultimate causation — For the notion of proximate cause in law, see proximate cause. In philosophy a proximate cause is an event which is closest to, or immediately responsible for causing, some observed result. This exists in contrast to a higher level ultimate cause …
