causation vs impulse

causation

noun
  • The act of causing. 

  • The act or agency by which an effect is produced. 

  • Cause and effect, considered as a system. 

impulse

noun
  • A thrust; a push; a sudden force that impels. 

  • The integral of force over time. 

  • A wish or urge, particularly a sudden one prompting action. 

verb
  • To impel; to incite. 

How often have the words causation and impulse occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )