(Law)a linked series of events leading from cause to effect, typically in the assessment of liability for damages(律)因果链（尤指对损失进行责任评估时的系列因果联系事件）
英语六级真题
The studies also ran up against many methodological challenges, the biggest of which centered on the old statistical saying, "Correlation does not equal causation."
2018年12月六级真题（第一套）听力 Section C
柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
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诱因;起因;祸端
The causation of something, usually something bad, is the factors that have caused it.