CAUSALITY
causality
(noun) the relation between causes and effects
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
causality (countable and uncountable, plural causalities)
The agency of a cause; the action or power of a cause, in producing its effect.
The relationship between something that happens or exists and the thing that causes it; the cause and consequence relationship.
Source: Wiktionary
Cau*sal"i*ty, n.; pl. Causalities (.
1. The agency of a cause; the action or power of a cause, in
producing its effect.
The causality of the divine mind. Whewell.
2. (Phren.)
Definition: The faculty of tracing effects to their causes. G. Combe.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition