The more I study for an exam, the worse I do! I guess correlation does not imply causation.
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Causation
//kɔːˈzeɪ.ʃən//
Synonyms for "causation" (20 found)
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25 translations across 10 languages.
Chinese Mandarin
4 entries- 原因 noun (act of causing)
- 原因 noun (agency by which an effect is produced)
- 誘因 /诱因 noun (act of causing)
- 誘因 /诱因 noun (agency by which an effect is produced)
Finnish
4 entries- aiheuttaminen noun (act of causing)
- kausaatio noun (agency by which an effect is produced)
- kausaliteetti noun (agency by which an effect is produced)
- syy-seuraussuhde noun (agency by which an effect is produced)
French
1 entries- causation noun (act of causing)
German
1 entries- Ursache noun (act of causing)
Hindi
3 entries- कारणता noun (agency by which an effect is produced)
- कार्यकारण noun (act of causing)
- कार्यकारण noun (agency by which an effect is produced)
Korean
1 entries- 원인제공 noun (act of causing)
Māori
3 entries- pūtaketanga noun (act of causing)
- whakataenga noun (act of causing)
- whakataenga noun (agency by which an effect is produced)
Polish
2 entries- przyczynowość noun (act of causing)
- przyczynowość noun (agency by which an effect is produced)
Russian
1 entries- причи́нная связь noun (act of causing)
Spanish
1 entries- causación noun (act of causing)
Sample sentences
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Correlation does not imply causation.
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Correlation does not equal causation.
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Correlation doesn't imply causation.
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