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causality

[ kaw-zal-i-tee ]

noun

, plural cau·sal·i·ties.
  1. the relation of cause and effect:

    The result is the same, however differently the causality is interpreted.

  2. causal quality or agency.


causality

/ kɔːˈzælɪtɪ /

noun

    1. the relationship of cause and effect
    2. the principle that nothing can happen without being caused
  1. causal agency or quality


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Other Words From

  • noncau·sali·ty noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of causality1

First recorded in 1595–1605; causal + -ity

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Example Sentences

But then, if a clear line of causality could be traced, we wouldn't be talking about Palmer.

The authors of the study made this clear, writing that the results were “not determined to show causality.”

Of course causality runs both ways; countries in trouble are more likely to get into a debt crisis.

Those statements are both true but they are not proof of causality, either.

Given the way some of these situations have played out, causality hardly seems important.

Causality there remains an empty name without promise of a real explanation.

Their existence is therefore due to the divine causality, which never changes.

This innate need for explanation is then usually associated with an alleged a priori principle of causality inherent in the mind.

If we would speak of causality at all on his level of experience, we may say only that he is governed by the causality of magic.

Scientific reasoning and scientific observation can only hold good so long and in so far as the Law of Causality holds good.

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