causality

kɑːˈzælɪti

causalities

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Definition of causality - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

concept

TECH.

relationship between cause and effect

TECH.

Scientists study causality to understand natural phenomena.

causation

philosophy

TECH.

power of a cause to produce an effect

TECH.

The causality of the drug was evident in the results.

causation

cause

influence

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Origin of causality

Latin, causa (reason) + -ality (state of)

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for no reason at all

adv.

causality

without any cause or explanation

superstition

beliefs

belief in supernatural causality linking actions to events

whether by accident or design

conj.

causality

introduces events happening by chance or intention

owe

causality

have as a cause or result of something

causative

adj.

science

involving or related to causality

come after

causality

occur as a result or consequence

deterministic

adj.

causality

causing inevitable outcomes due to prior causes

efficient cause

philosophy causality

person or thing that makes something happen or start

Examples of causality in a sentence

Causality is a key concept in understanding human behavior.
Philosophers often debate the concept of causality.
Causality is a central theme in the study.

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French:causalité, lien causal, ...
German:Kausalität, Ursächlichkeit, ...
Italian:causalità, ...
Spanish:causalidad, nexo causal, ...
Portuguese:causalidade, ...
Chinese:因果关系, 因果性, ...
Japanese:因果関係, ...
Arabic:سَبَبِيَّة, ...
Hebrew:סִיבָתִיּוּת, קֶשֶׁר סִבָּתִי, ...
Russian:причинность, причинная связь, ...
Ukrainian:причинність, каузальність, ...
Hindi:कारणता, कारण-प्रभाव, ...
Bengali:কারণিকতা, কারণ-প্রভাব, ...
Catalan:causalitat, ...
Czech:kauzalita, ...
Danish:kausalitet, ...
Dutch:causaliteit, oorzakelijk verband, ...
Greek:αιτιότητα, αιτιακή σχέση, ...
Hungarian:okság, ok-okozatiság, ...
Khmer:ទំនាក់ទំនងហេតុ និងផល, បុព្វហេតុកម្ម, ...
Korean:인과관계, 인과성, ...
Persian:علیت, سببیت, ...
Polish:przyczynowość, kauzalność, ...
Portuguese (BR):causalidade, ...
Romanian:causalitate, cauzalitate, ...
Swedish:kausalitet, ...
Thai:ความเป็นเหตุเป็นผล, สาเหตุและผล, ...
Turkish:nedensellik, ...
Vietnamese:quan hệ nhân quả, nguyên nhân và kết quả, ...

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Origin of causality

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