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causation

[kaw-zey-shuhn] / kɔˈzeɪ ʃən /






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I was careful not to formally assert the level of causation.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026

He explained that language emphasizing causation over correlation and other results biases is a problem in scientific research at-large, but in his opinion, this is an egregious example.

From Salon • Mar. 11, 2026

And while correlation does not mean causation, that is when this age-related break occurs.

From BBC • Jan. 17, 2026

"Everyone has heard it a million times, but it bears repeating: Correlation doesn't equal causation," Gennaro said.

From Science Daily • Dec. 14, 2025

Since Toynbee’s attempt, worldwide syntheses of historical causation have fallen into disfavor among most historians, as posing an apparently intractable problem.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond




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