causality

English

Etymology

From Latin as if *causalitas, from causalis (“causal”), from causa (“cause”); see causal.

Noun

causality (countable and uncountable, plural causalities)

  1. The agency of a cause; the action or power of a cause, in producing its effect.
  2. The relationship between something that happens or exists and the thing that causes it; the cause and consequence relationship.

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References

  • causality in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
  • causality in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
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