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- cau|sal|i|ty [ kɔ`zæləti ] noun uncount FORMALa relationship in which one thing causes another
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Causality — (but not causation) denotes a necessary relationship between one event (called cause) and another event (called effect) which is the direct consequence (result) of the first. [http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=Causality x=35 y=25 Random… … Wikipedia
causality — cau·sal·i·ty /kȯ za lə tē/ n pl ties: the relationship between cause and effect Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. causality … Law dictionary
Causality — Cau*sal i*ty, n.; pl. {Causalities}. 1. The agency of a cause; the action or power of a cause, in producing its effect. [1913 Webster] The causality of the divine mind. Whewell. [1913 Webster] 2. (Phren.) The faculty of tracing effects to their… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
causality — ► NOUN 1) the relationship between cause and effect. 2) the principle that everything has a cause … English terms dictionary
causality — [kô zal′i tē] n. pl. causalities 1. causal quality or agency 2. the interrelation of cause and effect 3. the principle that nothing can exist or happen without a cause … English World dictionary
causality — ; cause (sabab, ‘illa) Islamic theology generally employs a weak conception of causality. According to the traditional model, a thing’s cause is simply the occasion (sabab, i.e. ‘channel’ or ‘intermediary’) for its existence – that which… … Islamic philosophy dictionary
causality — [[t]kɔːzæ̱lɪti[/t]] N UNCOUNT Causality is the relationship of cause and effect. [FORMAL] An explanation of an earthquake is a description of the chain of causality that produces it … English dictionary
causality — /kaw zal i tee/, n., pl. causalities. 1. the relation of cause and effect: The result is the same, however differently the causality is interpreted. 2. causal quality or agency. [1595 1605; CAUSAL + ITY] * * * … Universalium
causality — priežastingumas statusas T sritis biomedicinos mokslai apibrėžtis Dviejų reiškinių santykis, kai vienas yra pagrindas atsirasti kitam. atitikmenys: angl. causality šaltinis Pagrindinės epidemiologijos sąvokos : mokomasis žodynas / Kauno medicinos … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
Causality (physics) — Causality [Green, Celia (2003). The Lost Cause: Causation and the Mind Body Problem . Oxford: Oxford Forum. ISBN 0 9536772 1 4. Includes three chapters on causality at the microlevel in physics.] [Bunge, Mario (1959). Causality: the place of the… … Wikipedia
Causality (disambiguation) — Causality may refer to:*Economics **Granger causality **Causal layered analysis*Linguistics **Causal final case*Mathematics **Causal Markov condition*Philosophy **Causality **Causal determinism **Causal relationships **Causal theory of reference… … Wikipedia
