causality
nounUK /kɔːˈzæləti/
US /kɔːˈzæləti/
Causality is the idea that one thing makes another thing happen.
Scientists study causality to understand why storms form.
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2. The philosophical principle that every event has a cause.
Philosophers debate whether causality applies to quantum events.
3. The relationship in which one event is the direct result of another.
The study found a clear causality between smoking and lung disease.
4. The agency or activity of a cause in producing an effect.
The court examined the causality of the accident to assign responsibility.