cau·sal·i·ty

[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.

Origin:
1595–1605; causal + -ity

non·cau·sal·i·ty, noun

casualty, causality, causation, cause (see synonym study at cause).
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causality (kɔːˈzælɪtɪ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n , pl -ties
1.  a.  the relationship of cause and effect
 b.  the principle that nothing can happen without being caused
2.  causal agency or quality

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Causality is always a great word to know.
So is gobo. Does it mean:
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
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If this weren't true then conservation of angular momentum and causality itself
  wouldn't exist.
They find similar correlations, but can't determine the causality either.
The article doesn't present any evidence to show causality.
Which may merely be coincidence, as opposed to causality.
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