| Subject | English | German |
| gen. | cause and effect | Ursache und Wirkung |
| comp., MS | cause and effect diagram | Ursache-Wirkungs-Diagramm (A type of diagram that documents all the factors that contribute to or affect a given situation (all the causes that lead to a certain effect)) |
| econ. | cause-and-effect relations | kausale Zusammenhänge |
| gen. | chain of cause and effect | Kausalkette |
| busin. | law of cause and effect | Gesetz von Ursache und Wirkung |