Epiphenomenon Definition

ĕpə-fĭ-nŏmə-nŏn
epiphenomena
noun
A phenomenon that occurs with and seems to result from another but has no reciprocal effect or subsequent influence.
Webster's New World
A secondary or additional occurrence in the course of a disease, usually unrelated to the disease.
Webster's New World

(philosophy, psychology) A mental state or process that is an incidental byproduct of physiological events in the brain or nervous system.

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epiphenomenon
Plural:
epiphenomena

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