causality

noun

cau·sal·i·ty | \ kȯ-ˈza-lə-tē

plural causalities

Definition of causality

1 : a causal quality or agency

2 : the relation between a cause and its effect or between regularly correlated events or phenomena

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Examples of causality in a Sentence

Scientists found no causality between the events. a supreme being is a being that, by definition, has no causality of its own

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The link between poor diet and mood disorders has been long known, but what has been less clear is the direction of causality. — Max Lugavere, CNN, "How your next meal could help fight depression and stress," 20 Mar. 2018 Heavy cannabis use has been associated with schizophrenia, but the direction of the causality (if any exists) hasn't been clear. — John Timmer, Ars Technica, "Researchers ID genes that could make you more likely to try cannabis," 28 Aug. 2018 Cause and harm The analysis explores how establishing harm and proving causality influence different outcomes. — Cathleen O'grady, Ars Technica, "What happens when climate change meets the courts?," 26 Aug. 2018 Journalists look for direct causality, while historians see complexity. — Joel Achenbach, Washington Post, "Did the news media, led by Walter Cronkite, lose the war in Vietnam?," 25 May 2018 While there is no causality, there is a connection in the attitudes of this unhinged gunmen and the president of the United States, a dangerous failure to understand the role of the media in our society. — Fox News, "John Bolton previews the Trump-Putin summit; Leonard Leo on frontrunners to replace Justice Kennedy," 1 July 2018 This new prospective study, in the Journal of Psychiatric Research, is a step closer to establishing causality. — Nicholas Bakalar, New York Times, "Night Owls May Have Higher Depression Risk," 20 June 2018 Target has yet to budge on Grady's insurance claim and hasn't yet released any more information about additional parking lot causalities. — Sarah Schreiber, Good Housekeeping, "Watch a Rogue 2-Ton Target Ball Unleash Utter Chaos in a Parking Lot," 6 Feb. 2017 Staff from the coroner’s office went around and photographed the dummies laying around the helicopter that portrayed the causalities from the accident. — Becky Jacobs, Post-Tribune, "More than 100 people, a dozen agencies participate in mock crash at Gary airport," 22 June 2018

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