"correlation does not imply causation" meaning in All languages combined

See correlation does not imply causation on Wiktionary

Phrase [English]

Forms: correlation does not imply causation
Head templates: {{expression}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A rule of logic that states that though two events happen at the same time, it does not prove that one of them caused the other.
    Sense id: simple-correlation_does_not_imply_causation-en-phrase-fEUcw5zR
     
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          "text": "To say that because I drank Pepsi and I got diabetes the Pepsi caused the diabetes does not make sense because correlation does not imply causation."
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        "A rule of logic that states that though two events happen at the same time, it does not prove that one of them caused the other."
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