causality
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the relation of cause and effect.
The result is the same, however differently the causality is interpreted.
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causal quality or agency.
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the relationship of cause and effect
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the principle that nothing can happen without being caused
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causal agency or quality
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Origin of causality
Explanation
Causality is the connection between a cause and its result or consequence. It is sometimes hard to figure out the causality of a stomach ache — it could be due to something you ate, or just a result of stress. You'll often find the word causality in scholarly or academic writing. Medical researchers might talk about the causality of various diseases, and a sociologist might study the causality of a childhood in poverty on future trouble in school. This noun comes from the adjective causal, "acting as a cause," from a Latin root, causa, or "cause."
Vocabulary lists containing causality
"Simon's Saga," Vocabulary from Episode 32
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Cosmos
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The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl
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Example Sentences
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Causality cannot be established either, as this is an observational study.
From Science Daily • Jan. 31, 2024
"Causality is complex," future Pike tells his present self in "A Quality of Mercy," explaining that the only way for him to understand the ramifications of his actions is for him to live through them.
From Salon • Jul. 8, 2022
Hildebrandt’s studies of endangered languages of Nepal led her to start the research project “Narrating Disaster: Calibrating Causality and Responses to the 2015 Earthquakes in Nepal.”
From Textbooks • Dec. 21, 2021
The American Property Causality Insurance Association said qualifying D.C. businesses that pay about $16 million a month in premiums have monthly losses that could range from $300 million to $1.1 billion.
From Washington Post • May 4, 2020
It is situated between Ideality and Causality at the upper part of the side of the forehead.
From Christian Phrenology A Guide to Self-Knowledge by Bunney, Joseph
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