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causal

[kaw-zuhl] / ˈkɔ zəl /


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His claims are not backed by evidence, as research has not found a clear causal link between antidepressants and violence, for example.

From Salon • Apr. 21, 2026

This isn’t causal proof—stricter traditions may attract more committed people—but the pattern is consistent.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026

We must confront the causal factors of antisemitism honestly and address antisemitism where it is most common and most virulent.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026

Using this method, they constructed causal gene regulatory networks for six major brain cell types.

From Science Daily • Feb. 15, 2026

Sometimes correlated quantities are causally related, but other “confounding” factors complicate and obscure the causal relations.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos




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