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causation::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | causing |
| Type of | deed, human action, human activity, act |
| Has types | inducing, induction, influence, initiation, sending, trigger, coercion, compulsion, inducement |
| Derivation | cause |
Examples of causation
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The only thing linking CO2 to warming is an assumed correlation being causation.
From the guardian.co.uk
So he is both talking about correlation and causation but not confusing the two.
From the economist.com
I don't care what disclaimers about causation and correlation might be included.
From the economist.com
The lack of research makes it difficult for doctors to understand the causation.
From the en.wikipedia.org
On still other occasions, causation is irrelevant to legal liability altogether.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Scholars derided his report as a classic confusion of correlation and causation.
From the nytimes.com
When are people going to learn that correlation does not always mean causation?
From the jsonline.com
While these findings do not imply causation, they remain interesting nonetheless.
From the theatlantic.com
Newtonian physics led to the expectation of an upward causation model of science.
From the allconsidering.com
- Causing: the act of causing something to happen
- (causal) involving or constituting a cause; causing; "a causal relationship between scarcity and higher prices"
- Causation is the "causal relationship between conduct and result". That is to say that causation provides a means of connecting conduct with a resulting effect, typically an injury. ...
- The belief that events occur in predictable ways and that one event leads to another. If the relationship between the variables is non-spurious (there is not a third variable causing the effect), the temporal order is in line (cause before effect), and the study is longitudinal, it may be ...
- The act of causing; also the act or agency by which an effect is produced
- (causational) pertaining to causation
- (Causal) A realm of formless radiance and perfect transcendence, beyond the experience, conception, or imagination of any ordinary individual.
- (Causal (factor or dimension)) Something that is thought to be the cause of something else. Causal factors in retail sales usually refer to ads, displays, coupons, and price reductions. A causal dimension describes these causal factors.
- (Causal) An approach to the interpretation of psychic phenomena based on cause and effect. (See also final and reductive.)
