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
The researchers called for long-term studies to confirm causality and explore prevention strategies.
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Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Analyses like this can’t determine causality.
—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
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Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Analyses like this can’t determine causality.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for causality
Noun
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If anything, there is even more cause for this matter to remain accessible to the public.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 Nov. 2025
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At this time, the containment status is unknown and the cause of the fire remains undetermined.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The researchers emphasized, however, that this study only shows correlation and does not prove causation, and that more research is needed.—
Khloe Quill,
FOXNews.com,
3 Nov. 2025
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Ultimately, correlation does not necessarily mean causation, and Villarroel and Bruehl do acknowledge this in their study.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Causality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/causality. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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