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Probabilistic causation
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<p>Probabilistic causation is a concept in a group of philosophical theories that aim to characterize the relationship between cause and effect using the tools of <a href="/facts/Probability_theory/mFBn51rE">probability theory</a>. The central idea behind these theories is that causes raise the probabilities of their effects, <a href="/facts/All_else_being_equal/x2qc4wC0">all else being equal</a>. </p>