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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.


SIMPLE

The report found a causal link between sugar and energy.

CONTEXTUAL

Researchers struggled to prove a causal connection between the drug and the side effects.

COMPLEX

While the correlation was strong, establishing a causal mechanism required rigorous experimental controls to rule out confounding variables.

Origin

Borrowed from Late Latin causalis, from Latin causa (“cause”), equivalent to cause + -al, see cause.

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