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
Analyses like this can’t determine causality.
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Paul Spann, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2025
But in response to the small-scale study (which to date, hasn’t appeared in a medical journal), experts are calling for additional research to further investigate the causality behind this potential link, the New York Times reported.
—Caroline C. Boyle, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2025
And while correlation between methylation and gene expression was strong, causality was not proven.
—New Atlas, 16 Aug. 2025
And, therefore, that even your basic notions of causality may not apply in such extreme conditions.
—Quanta Magazine, 24 July 2025
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Paul Spann, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2025
But in response to the small-scale study (which to date, hasn’t appeared in a medical journal), experts are calling for additional research to further investigate the causality behind this potential link, the New York Times reported.
—Caroline C. Boyle, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2025
And while correlation between methylation and gene expression was strong, causality was not proven.
—New Atlas, 16 Aug. 2025
And, therefore, that even your basic notions of causality may not apply in such extreme conditions.
—Quanta Magazine, 24 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for causality
Noun
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Hatton was described in court as a boxing coach and company director and the cause of his death was given as hanging.—
Daniel Taylor,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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Investigators say the cause of the blast may not be known for weeks or months, in part because the impact area is so widespread.—
Isabel Rosales,
CNN Money,
16 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The study only looked at association, not causation.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
6 Oct. 2025
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Courts often look to market reactions as evidence of loss causation.—
Tim Reynolds,
Fortune,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Causality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/causality. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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