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epiphenomena
n. (plural of epiphenomenon English)
WordNet
epiphenomena
See epiphenomenon
epiphenomenon
n. a secondary phenomenon that is a by-product of another phenomenon
[also: epiphenomena (pl)]
Usage examples of "epiphenomena".
It was always easier for a Trill to view the great emotions of mere humanoid life, the angers and jealousies and other passions that loomed so large to those experiencing them, as mere epiphenomena, ripples on centuries-old seas.
Advocates of scientific materialism now variously regard them as mere epiphenomena, as propensities for behavior, as being equivalent to brain activity, or as bearing no existence whatsoever.