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
It must be remembered that correlation does not imply causation.
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Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 11 Oct. 2024
While many studies have unsurprisingly shown that a company’s financial performance benefits from gender diversity, difficulties separating causation from correlation has led to many others failing to find significance in their results.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 6 Oct. 2024
While hardened reductionists have argued that there can be no free will because all causation ultimately arises from interactions of atoms and molecules, free will may be rescued by the formalism of higher-level causation.
—Philip Ball, WIRED, 21 July 2024
Gel manicures do require the use of UV light, which can theoretically increase your skin cancer risk (although more research is needed to prove definitive causation, as SELF previously reported).
—Melanie Rud, SELF, 24 Oct. 2024
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Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 11 Oct. 2024
While many studies have unsurprisingly shown that a company’s financial performance benefits from gender diversity, difficulties separating causation from correlation has led to many others failing to find significance in their results.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 6 Oct. 2024
While hardened reductionists have argued that there can be no free will because all causation ultimately arises from interactions of atoms and molecules, free will may be rescued by the formalism of higher-level causation.
—Philip Ball, WIRED, 21 July 2024
Gel manicures do require the use of UV light, which can theoretically increase your skin cancer risk (although more research is needed to prove definitive causation, as SELF previously reported).
—Melanie Rud, SELF, 24 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for causation
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“Causation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/causation. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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