causality /kɔːˈzæl.ɪ.tɪ/ noun2 •The agency of a cause; the action or power of a cause, in producing its effect. •The relationship between something that happens or exists and the thing that causes it; the cause and consequence relationship.But how do transformations like the evolution of language take place? A scientist looks for a cause inside time; a mystic knows that causality is essentially a process that is outside time-space. — 1981 formscausalities