causality

Meaning

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

Synonyms

causation

causal relation

law of causality

determinism

etiology

explanation

rationale

reasoning

law of causation

cause

cause and effect

Translations

causalité

causalidad

Kausalität

causalidade

causalità

causalitat

nedensellik

causaliteit

αιτιότητα

Kausalzusammenhang

αιτιολογια

Verursachung

αιτιατό

Ursache und Wirkung

Pronounced as (IPA)

/kɔːˈzæl.ɪ.tɪ/

Etymology

From Latin as if *causalitas, from causalis (“causal”), from causa (“cause”). By surface analysis, causal + -ity = cause + -ality.