causality

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Etymology

From as if *causalitas, from causalis ("causal"), from causa ("cause").

Pronunciation

• (RP) enPR: kôz, IPA: /kɔːˈzæl.ɪ.tɪ/, [kʰoːˈz̥æl.ɪ.tɪ]
• (America) IPA: /kɔˈzæl.ɪ.tɪ/, [kʰɒːˈz̥æl.ɪ.tɪ]
• (cot-caught) IPA: /kɑˈzæl.ɪ.tɪ/, [kɑˈzæl.ɪ.ɾɪ]

Noun

causality

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.

Synonyms

• causation

Related terms

• causal
• causative
• noncausative

Translations

• French: causalité
• German: Kausalität
• Italian: causalità
• Portuguese: causalidade
• Russian: причи́нность
• Spanish: causalidad

Translations

• German: Ursache und Wirkung
• Russian: причи́нно-сле́дственная связь

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