Definition of "causality" [cau•sal•i•ty]

• The principle of or relationship between cause and effect. (noun)
• A causal agency, force, or quality. (noun)

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• "The causality is not that simple as is sometimes argued, he says."
• "In turn, belief in causality requires a prime cause, and almost all religion is based on trying to explain in one way or another the prime cause."
• "It seems pretty trivial as statement, but correlation and causality is too often considered as being the same."