causality
//kɔːˈzæl.ɪ.ti//
Noun
causalitySingular
causalitiesPlural
1
The relationship between cause and effect; the principle that everything has a cause.
Scientists study causality to understand how one event leads to another.
2
The agency or efficacy that connects one process (the cause) with another (the effect), where the first is understood to be partly responsible for the second.
Scientists study causality to understand how one event leads to another.