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
These rules are usually related to symmetry, cause-and-effect (causality), and mathematical consistency.
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Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 19 Jan. 2025
The former means that nothing can affect something far away instantly—forces take time to travel, so causality stays consistent.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 19 Jan. 2025
In many countries plunged into war, the causalities include civil society.
—Karl Vick, TIME, 16 Jan. 2025
The International Agency on Cancer Research found causality between alcohol use and oral, esophageal, pharyngeal, laryngeal, liver, colorectal, and breast cancers.
—Betsy Andrews, Saveur, 9 Jan. 2025
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Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 19 Jan. 2025
The former means that nothing can affect something far away instantly—forces take time to travel, so causality stays consistent.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 19 Jan. 2025
In many countries plunged into war, the causalities include civil society.
—Karl Vick, TIME, 16 Jan. 2025
The International Agency on Cancer Research found causality between alcohol use and oral, esophageal, pharyngeal, laryngeal, liver, colorectal, and breast cancers.
—Betsy Andrews, Saveur, 9 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for causality
Recent Examples of Synonyms for causality
Noun
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At this time, there is no information on the containment of the fire and the cause of it has yet to be determined.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
27 Apr. 2025
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Yes, a little more offence would have helped the Leafs’ cause.—
Joshua Kloke,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The Heritage report attempts to cast doubt on the validity of decades of science by, in part, arguing that studies linking air pollution to health effects fail to prove causation, because they’re not randomized or controlled.—
Zoë Schlanger,
The Atlantic,
9 Apr. 2025
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Correlation isn’t causation, but the incidence of seasonal allergies stands at 25% for adults, compared with 10% of all Americans in 1970, according to the U.S. Global Change Research Program.—
Mark Gongloff,
Mercury News,
1 Apr. 2025
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“Causality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/causality. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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