causal

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/ˈkɔː.zəl/(UK)

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/ˈkɔː.zəl/(UK) · [ˈkʰoː.z̥əl](UK) · /ˈkɔ.zəl/ · [kʰɒː.z̥əl] · /ˈkɑ.zəl/

Definition of causal

2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

adj

Of, relating to, or being a cause of something; causing.

“There is no causal relationship between eating carrots and seeing in the dark.”
“No matter how often B follows A, and no matter how initially obvious the causality of the connection seems, the hypothesis that A causes B can be overturned by an over-arching theory which shows the two as distinct effects of a common underlying causal process.”
“Time changes attitudes, and while Hart's actions in driving when not fit to do so were certainly in the causal chain of the Great Heck accident, how many other drivers were out there driving when too fatigued to do so?”

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adj

Of, relating to, or being a cause of something; causing.

“There is no causal relationship between eating carrots and seeing in the dark.”
“No matter how often B follows A, and no matter how initially obvious the causality of the connection seems, the hypothesis that A causes B can be overturned by an over-arching theory which shows the two as distinct effects of a common underlying causal process.”
“Time changes attitudes, and while Hart's actions in driving when not fit to do so were certainly in the causal chain of the Great Heck accident, how many other drivers were out there driving when too fatigued to do so?”

noun

Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.

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

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