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causality

causality

16 7.4
A link that shows one thing makes another happen
  • noun
  • /kɔːˈzælɪti/
translation icon : causalidad
  • Second, the design was cross-sectional, and no claims can be made regarding the causality of the obtained effects.
  • instrumental causality
  • locus of causality
  • conclusions about causality

So they're part of whatever order of causality we've got going on.

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Examples

  • However, there is a need for longitudinal evidence to delineate causality between wealth status and disability.

    Academic text (2013)

  • Since it is cross-sectional, no conclusions about causality can be drawn, and some relationships may be reciprocal.

    Academic text (2013)

  • We are all victims of causality.

    The Matrix Reloaded (2003)

  • Now in essence, what causality means is the following.

  • Which way do you think that arrow of causality runs?

    Chris Williamson

  • The first is how clear is the role of the causality of sun in Melanoma.

  • It establishes causality that the chemical has induced the observed effects.

  • The implication was one of direct causality: his trip to the Prado precipitated his decision to destroy his paintings.

    Academic text (2015)

  • During the subsequent phase of institutionalization, causality gradually reverts to structural conditions and structured behavior.

    Academic text (1993)

  • The researchers found a strong connection in the causality between poor diet and increased health issues.

Synonyms

causation
vscausality
25 7.2

A connection where one thing makes another thing happen

focuses only on the relationship between cause and effect rather than the action

How Causal

causality
16 7.4
correlation
93 4.6

Surface Forms

causality singular
causalities plural

Morphology

causality = causal (transparent) = cause + al + ity

Formed from the adjective 'causal' plus the productive nominal suffix '-ity', yielding the relation/state expressed by 'causal'.

Etymology

Causality comes from the Latin word causa, meaning 'reason' or 'cause', and it shares the same root as the everyday word cause. So, causality is the idea of the link or chain that shows why one thing makes another happen.