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Causality vs Retrocausality - What's the difference?

causality | retrocausality |

As nouns the difference between causality and retrocausality

is that causality is the agency of a cause; the action or power of a cause, in producing its effect while retrocausality is (physics) any of several hypothetical phenomena that reverse causality, allowing an effect to occur before its cause.

causality

English

(wikipedia causality)

Noun

(causalities)
  • The agency of a cause; the action or power of a cause, in producing its effect.

    • Related terms

    * causal

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    retrocausality

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia retrocausality) (en-noun)
  • (physics) Any of several hypothetical phenomena that reverse causality, allowing an effect to occur before its cause