as in cause
someone or something responsible for a result
a supreme being is a being that, by definition, has no causality of its own
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Recent Examples of causality
While a need for causality would seemingly determine the order in which the events had to take place, quantum mechanics was seemingly indifferent to that need.
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ArsTechnica,
28 Mar. 2026
Correlation and causality is something for statisticians, political scientists and sociologists.
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Stuart Miller,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Mar. 2026
This is a question of causality.
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Morgan Korn,
ABC News,
22 Mar. 2026
Nor could the study exclude reverse causality, which occurs when the impact of an action is actually the cause, said Katz, who was not involved in the study.
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Sandee Lamotte,
CNN Money,
17 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for causality
ArsTechnica,
28 Mar. 2026
Correlation and causality is something for statisticians, political scientists and sociologists.
—
Stuart Miller,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Mar. 2026
This is a question of causality.
—
Morgan Korn,
ABC News,
22 Mar. 2026
Nor could the study exclude reverse causality, which occurs when the impact of an action is actually the cause, said Katz, who was not involved in the study.
—
Sandee Lamotte,
CNN Money,
17 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for causality
Recent Examples of Synonyms for causality
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The ruling did not address whether there was enough cause to remove Cook, based on the fraud allegations brought forth by the administration.
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Exertional heat stroke requires immediate medical attention and is the third leading cause of death in athletes.
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For years, product adoption raced ahead while Congress debated causation and passed no meaningful national protections for children.
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The executives who absorbed the Freakonomics ethos learned to separate correlation from causation and to entertain alternative explanations before settling on the most convenient one.
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“Causality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/causality. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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