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
In the face of such tactics, the IDF has gone to extraordinary lengths to prevent civilian causalities, exceeding the precautions taken by the militaries of most other democratic countries.
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Amos Yadlin, Foreign Affairs, 21 Nov. 2023
More targeted neuromodulation studies, however, will help to actually decipher causality.
—Oshan Jarow, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
Correlation doesn't prove causality, but lack of correlation is strong evidence for the absence of causality.
—George Calhoun, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2024
When people have low expectations, the causality occurs in reverse, and that is what China is experiencing.
—Milton Ezrati, Forbes, 11 Sep. 2024
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Amos Yadlin, Foreign Affairs, 21 Nov. 2023
More targeted neuromodulation studies, however, will help to actually decipher causality.
—Oshan Jarow, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
Correlation doesn't prove causality, but lack of correlation is strong evidence for the absence of causality.
—George Calhoun, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2024
When people have low expectations, the causality occurs in reverse, and that is what China is experiencing.
—Milton Ezrati, Forbes, 11 Sep. 2024
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“Causality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/causality. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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