causal sequence

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“The causal sequence is laughter triggers endorphin activation,” he said.

From New York Times • Sep. 14, 2011

Yet Patrick Kearney preserves with such care the causal sequence of the story that Mr. Dreiser's tragic skeleton, at least, is reproduced in true proportions.

From Time Magazine Archive

To a simple sequence we attach no importance, but a causal sequence or consequence that has been observed is a mainstay of inference.

From Logic, Inductive and Deductive by Minto, William

This much must be observable in all cases of causal sequence, but it is not enough for proof.

From Logic, Inductive and Deductive by Minto, William

Whether the causal sequence holds or not as a matter of fact, we depend upon it if we believe in it as a matter of fact.

From Logic, Inductive and Deductive by Minto, William