causally_upstream_of_or_within
p 'causally upstream or within' q iff (1) the end of p is before the end of q and (2) the execution of p exerts some causal influence over the outputs of q; i.e. if p was abolished or the outputs of p were to be modified, this would necessarily affect q.
RO:0002501
causal_relation_between_processes
is_a
affects
related