causality

C2+ Topic:Cause, Change & Process

US /kɔˈzæləti/ UK /kɔːˈzæləti/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

noun
the relationship between cause and effect

Correlation alone does not establish causality.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · the relationship between... causation cause determinism connection

Opposites

randomnesschanceacausality

Word family

Related forms cause causal causation

Etymology

From Medieval Latin causalitas, from Latin causalis ('relating to a cause'), from causa ('cause, reason').

causa Latin

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Topics

Cause, Change & Process Philosophy & Reasoning Word Formation & Derivatives

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# causality

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /kɔˈzæləti/
**IPA (UK):** /kɔːˈzæləti/

## Meanings
1. the relationship between cause and effect

## Examples
- Correlation alone does not establish causality.

## Synonyms
- causation
- cause
- determinism
- connection

## Antonyms
- randomness
- chance
- acausality

## Related Forms
- cause
- causal
- causation

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: causa

## Etymology
From Medieval Latin causalitas, from Latin causalis ('relating to a cause'), from causa ('cause, reason').

## AI Etymology
Causality comes from Medieval Latin causalitas, from Latin causalis ('relating to a cause'), from causa ('cause, reason'). The historical trail runs through causa in Latin. Used as a noun, causality now means "the relationship between cause and effect", so the present definition can be read against the older forms and meanings. The same lexical family is also visible in related forms such as cause, causal, and causation. The result is a borrowed or transmitted form whose modern spelling carries a compact record of its route into English.

## Topics
- Cause, Change & Process
- Philosophy & Reasoning
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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