epiphenomenon in English
noun
1
a secondary effect or byproduct that arises from but does not causally influence a process, in particular.
But he saw monopolistic distortions largely as epiphenomena resulting from an undue concentration of wealth and power whose ultimate source lay in the ‘great problem’ posed by private land ownership.
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1. 3 Consciousness cannot be excluded anymore from biophysics , although the difficulties of such an extension should not be underestimated. There are claims that inconsequential epiphenomenon.
2. Byproduct: 1 n a secondary and sometimes unexpected consequence Synonyms: by-product Types: epiphenomenon a secondary phenomenon that is a by-product of another phenomenon Type of: consequence , effect , event , issue , outcome , result , upshot a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon n a product made during the