Given the task definition and input, reply with output. Given a sentence in French, provide an equivalent paraphrased translation in English that retains the same meaning both through the translation and the paraphrase.

En supposant que les relations de causalité soient linéaires, cette connaissance de base peut être exprimée dans la spécification suivante du modèle d'équation structurelle (SEM).

Assuming that the causal relationships are linear , this background knowledge can be expressed in the following SEM specification ( Structural Equalization Model ) .