Causation is an English word with synonyms like causing or deed. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Causation meaning
- The act of causing.
- The act or agency by which an effect is produced.
- Cause and effect, considered as a system.
Using Causation
- The main meaning on this page is: The act of causing. | The act or agency by which an effect is produced. | Cause and effect, considered as a system.
- Useful related words include: causing, deed, feat, effort.
- In the example corpus, causation often appears in combinations such as: of causation, causation is, causation and.
Context around Causation
- Average sentence length in these examples: 18.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 8 middle, 8 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Causation
- In this selection, "causation" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 18.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, direct, prior, chance, proper, direct and unlike stand out and add context to how "causation" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include accidental chance causation and modes of causation proper prior. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "causation" sits close to words such as aamir, abysmal and alderman, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with causation
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Correlation doesn't prove causation. (5 words)
As an aside, correlation is not causation. (7 words)
Correlation but not causation, as they say. (7 words)
According to Plotinus for example, Plato's metaphor of a craftsman should be seen only as a metaphor, and Plato should be understood as agreeing with Aristotle that the rational order in nature works through a form of causation unlike everyday causation. (42 words)
Additionally, the court found no error in not granting a mistrial based on Monsanto’s comments during its opening statement suggesting Moore would not present a medical doctor to testify about causation. (32 words)
Regarding GA, the state has a stricter standard of causation than IL, which the GA plaintiffs have not yet met, and punitive damages are capped at $250k/case in GA. (30 words)
Example sentences (20)
Aristotle further discerned two modes of causation: proper (prior) causation and accidental (chance) causation.
Aristotle marked two modes of causation: proper (prior) causation and accidental (chance) causation.
Direct causation Direct causation is a minority test, which addresses only the metaphysical concept of causation.
According to Plotinus for example, Plato's metaphor of a craftsman should be seen only as a metaphor, and Plato should be understood as agreeing with Aristotle that the rational order in nature works through a form of causation unlike everyday causation.
Direct causation is the only theory that addresses only causation, and does not take into account the culpability of the original actor.
Knowing that causation is a matter of counterfactual dependence, we may reflect on the nature of counterfactual dependence to account for the nature of causation.
These accounts use manipulation as a sign or feature in causation without claiming that manipulation is more fundamental than causation.
As an aside, correlation is not causation.
Correlation but not causation, as they say.
Correlation isn’t causation lol – this guy who you assume doesn’t go to bars would do something like this either way with alcohol or without.
One of the most significant pitfalls for these social media addiction lawsuits will be proving causation.
Regarding GA, the state has a stricter standard of causation than IL, which the GA plaintiffs have not yet met, and punitive damages are capped at $250k/case in GA.
The addition of this new, heightened warning to Elmiron clearly indicates just how strong the causation evidence is in the Elmiron cases.
A BBC report in February was removed from its website after it did not establish causation as well as correlation when describing higher premiums in ethnically diverse areas.
Additional legal arguments revolve around establishing causation for the injuries claimed.
Additionally, the court found no error in not granting a mistrial based on Monsanto’s comments during its opening statement suggesting Moore would not present a medical doctor to testify about causation.
And for unknown reasons, again, the Bolsheviks were engaged in Ukrainian causation.
Correlation doesn't prove causation.
Defendants have filed a motion for pretrial discovery to focus exclusively on general causation.
The study only shows the association between physical activity and lower death risk, not the causation.
Common combinations with causation
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- of causation 26×
- causation is 13×
- causation and 9×
- the causation 7×
- not causation 6×
- direct causation 4×
- causation as 4×
- imply causation 4×
- causation in 4×
- and causation 4×