causality

noun

cau·​sal·​i·​ty kȯ-ˈza-lə-tē 

plural causalities

1

: a causal quality or agency

2

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

Synonyms

• cause
• causation

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

Recent Examples on the Web

To reach advanced machine intelligence, AI must go beyond perception and understand how the physical world works — anticipating dynamics, causality, and consequences. —Kolawole Samuel Adebayo, Forbes.com, 13 June 2025

Raises 'Cover-up' Question Over Joe Biden Cancer Diagnosis Joe Biden Diagnosed With 'Aggressive Form' of Prostate Cancer While the study identifies a significant association, causality has not been definitively established. —Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 May 2025

The assumption that a physical, geographic territory can map onto a distinct body of literature implies a false causality, Dimock observes. —Abby Clayton, JSTOR Daily, 29 Apr. 2025

The Question of Proportionality Aristotle understood that causality is a complicated concept, and identified four different types of causes. —George Calhoun, Forbes.com, 25 May 2025

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from Medieval Latin causālitāt- causālitās, from Late Latin causālis causal + Latin -itāt-, -itās -ity

First Known Use

1603, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for causality

• equality
• frivolity
• sodality
• inequality
• jollity
• polity
• quality

Legal Definition

causality

noun

cau·​sal·​i·​ty kȯ-ˈza-lə-tē 

plural causalities

: the relationship between cause and effect