American English pronunciation

How to pronounce causation

IPA transcription: [,kɔ'zeɪʃən]

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Noun

  • the act of causing something to happen

Usage examples

  • The methodology meant that drawing firm conclusions was unwise with correlation not implying causation.
  • Sociologists use the related pair of terms "proximal causation" and "distal causation.
  • Epidemiological studies show association not causation.
  • It did, however, require direct causation.
  • Correlation does not equals causation.