causality

[kaw-zal-i-tee] / kɔˈzæl ɪ ti /

NOUN

origin

Synonyms

STRONGEST

ancestor ancestry connection element influence motive provenance root source

STRONG

agent antecedent author base causation creator derivation determinant egg embryo fountain generator germ impulse inception inducement inspiration mainspring nucleus occasion parent parentage principle producer progenitor provenience roots seed spring stock well wellspring

WEAK

horse's mouth

Antonyms

STRONG

conclusion effect end ending result

WEAK

close completion consequence death destiny finale goal outcome outgrowth termination

NOUN

provenience

Synonyms

STRONG

agent ancestor ancestry antecedent author base beginning causation connection creator derivation determinant egg element embryo fount fountain fountainhead generator germ impulse inception inducement influence inspiration mainspring mother motive nucleus occasion parent parentage principle producer progenitor provenance root roots rootstock seed source spring stock well wellspring

WEAK

horse's mouth

Antonyms

STRONG

conclusion discouragement effect end ending finish hindrance result

NOUN

rootstock

Synonyms

STRONG

agent ancestor ancestry antecedent author base beginning causation connection creator derivation determinant egg element embryo fount fountain fountainhead generator germ impulse inception inducement influence inspiration mainspring mother motive nucleus occasion parent parentage principle producer progenitor provenance provenience root roots seed source spring stock well wellspring

WEAK

horse's mouth

Antonyms

STRONG

conclusion discouragement effect end ending finish hindrance result

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Now, “the arrow of causality has flipped” on the view that “AI is killing the jobs first, and that’s what’s making the economy sick.”

From MarketWatch • Feb. 27, 2026

His recent writings in The Wall Street Journal External link , however, exhibit a confidence about money growth and balance sheet causality that exceeds the humility he has emphasized in the past.

From Barron's • Feb. 1, 2026

And such studies can only show associations, not prove causality.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025

When the world feels chaotic, a story — however false — that names culprits and draws lines of causality can feel more tolerable than the admission that many things are beyond our control.

From Salon • Jul. 13, 2025

To show causality, we need a scenario in which more police are hired for reasons completely unrelated to rising crime.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt

causality

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