causal
adj. C1 Advanced US //ˈkɔzəɫ// UK //kˈɔːsəl// causal
adj. describing a direct link between an action and its result. If one thing causes another, that link is causal.
adj. relating to or determined by a cause; describing the relationship between an event and the factor that produced it. Common in academic and scientific contexts.
The report found a causal link between sugar and energy.
Researchers struggled to prove a causal connection between the drug and the side effects.
While the correlation was strong, establishing a causal mechanism required rigorous experimental controls to rule out confounding variables.
Borrowed from Late Latin causalis, from Latin causa (“cause”), equivalent to cause + -al, see cause.