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
And while correlation between methylation and gene expression was strong, causality was not proven.
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New Atlas, 16 Aug. 2025
To evolve beyond vanity metrics, marketing leaders must embrace a new ROI model, one that reflects causality, journey orchestration and adaptability.
—Srikanth Ramachandran, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
And, therefore, that even your basic notions of causality may not apply in such extreme conditions.
—Quanta Magazine, 24 July 2025
Officials said Liberto sent an email threatening to cause mass causalities among churchgoers.
—Stepheny Price, Fox News, 23 Mar. 2025
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New Atlas, 16 Aug. 2025
To evolve beyond vanity metrics, marketing leaders must embrace a new ROI model, one that reflects causality, journey orchestration and adaptability.
—Srikanth Ramachandran, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
And, therefore, that even your basic notions of causality may not apply in such extreme conditions.
—Quanta Magazine, 24 July 2025
Officials said Liberto sent an email threatening to cause mass causalities among churchgoers.
—Stepheny Price, Fox News, 23 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for causality
Recent Examples of Synonyms for causality
Noun
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Investigators will be relying heavily on the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner to identify the victim and to figure out the cause of death, police sources said.—
Alex Stone,
ABC News,
10 Sep. 2025
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Don Lima, always a champion for civic causes, headed up the organization, which became the Italian American Heritage Foundation the following June.—
Sal Pizarro,
Mercury News,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Correlation doesn’t guarantee causation, but there’s evidence to support the theory that Eldridge typically needs an adjustment period.—
Grant Brisbee,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
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The study has received a lot of criticism, however, partly because its design cannot prove causation.—
Frederik Jötten,
Scientific American,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Causality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/causality. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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