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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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
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“Causality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/causality. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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