Casuality

/kæʒuˈæləti/ noun

Definition

The quality or state of happening by chance or accident rather than by design or necessity; the principle that events can occur randomly without predetermined causes.

Etymology

From casual (accidental, by chance) + -ity (abstract noun suffix); related to Latin casus meaning chance or accident.

Kelly Says

The word 'casuality' is incredibly rare compared to its opposite 'causality'—which is itself revealing, since English speakers far more often discuss cause-and-effect than randomness, suggesting we're psychologically predisposed to seek patterns even where none exist.

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