causal sequence

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“The causal sequence is laughter triggers endorphin activation,” he said.

From New York Times • Sep. 14, 2011

Yet Patrick Kearney preserves with such care the causal sequence of the story that Mr. Dreiser's tragic skeleton, at least, is reproduced in true proportions.

From Time Magazine Archive

We cannot break the causal sequence without a miracle.

From The Breath of Life by Burroughs, John

It is enough to make sure that causal sequence or consequence shall not be confounded with simple sequence.

From Logic, Inductive and Deductive by Minto, William

For the practical purposes of life, a single ascertained causal sequence is of little value as a basis of inference, because we can infer only to its repetition in identical circumstances.

From Logic, Inductive and Deductive by Minto, William