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Assumption 6: Exclusion of Feedback Loops

A feedback loop occurs when both XX causes YY and YY causes XX (X Leftrightarrow Y). Even if the notion of time is not explicitly modeled, this situation can arise in cross-sectional studies where data are collected over a period of time (e.g., temperature and the amount of sea ice). In the generative cause-effect problem setting, it is assumed that feedback loops are excluded. Therefore, the causal graph between XX and YY conforms to the literature on Directed Acyclic Graphs (DAGs) restricted to two variables.

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Updated 2026-06-13

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