causality

UK: /kɔːˈzælɪti/ US: (kô zal′i tē)

Inflections of 'causality' (n): npl: causalities

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cau•sal•i•ty  (kô zal′i tē), n., pl. -ties. 

1. the relation of cause and effect:
   The result is the same, however differently the causality is interpreted.
2. causal quality or agency.

• causal + -ity 1595–1605

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causality / kɔːˈzælɪtɪ/ noun ( -ties)

1. the relationship of cause and effect
2. causal agency or quality

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caus•al /ˈkɔzəl/   adj. 

1. of or relating to a cause:
   tried to establish a causal relationship between depression and suicide.
2. Grammar expressing a cause, as the conjunctions because and since.

cau•sal•i•ty/kɔˈzælɪti/  ; n. [uncountable* countable] , pl. -ties. 
caus•al•ly, adv. 

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

caus•al  (kô′zəl), adj. 

1. of, constituting, or implying a cause.
2. Grammar expressing a cause, as the conjunctions because and since.

• Latin causālis, equivalent. to caus(a) cause + -ālis -al¹
• 1520–30

caus′al•ly, adv.