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



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Word of the Day

17 January 2025

OBSERVE

(verb) conform one’s action or practice to; “keep appointments”; “she never keeps her promises”; “We kept to the original conditions of the contract”


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