as in cause
someone or something responsible for a result
presented data that supports the thesis that poverty is the primary causation of crime
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Recent Examples of causation
Without solid documentation, proving causation becomes a struggle.
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Arnold Sotelo, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
More research is needed to determine causation, however, and there are many additional ways to preserve brain function with age that don't include having children.
—Jillian Pretzel, Parents, 7 Mar. 2025
Of course, there needs to be far more research to prove this is a case of causation rather than mere correlation, but that research is plausible.
—Stefanie Waldek, Space.com, 6 Mar. 2025
As any good researcher will tell you, correlation does not equal causation.
—Jennifer Davis-Flynn, Outside Online, 2 Mar. 2025
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Arnold Sotelo, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
More research is needed to determine causation, however, and there are many additional ways to preserve brain function with age that don't include having children.
—Jillian Pretzel, Parents, 7 Mar. 2025
Of course, there needs to be far more research to prove this is a case of causation rather than mere correlation, but that research is plausible.
—Stefanie Waldek, Space.com, 6 Mar. 2025
As any good researcher will tell you, correlation does not equal causation.
—Jennifer Davis-Flynn, Outside Online, 2 Mar. 2025
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“Causation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/causation. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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