causal
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- adjective
- /ˈkɔːzəl/
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causal
- EBP aims to solve client problems through a rational process based on causal reasoning.
- a causal relationship
- a causal link
- a causal effect
It reflects the technical language would be that it reflects the causal structure, cause and effect.
- It reflects the technical language would be that it reflects the causal structure, cause and effect.
- It doesn't distinguish causal patterns from merely correlational patterns.
- A clear causal link has so far not been established.
- The important question is, is this correlation between creativity and mental disorder causal or collateral?
- A coincidence is like an occurrence of events with no apparent call causal reason, right.
- So if, if LDL is causal, how is that possible?
- Maybe there are also fundamental causal capacities associated with systems.
Examples
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We're all living within networks of causal relationships.
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A clear causal link has so far not been established.
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So no, no kind of causal relationship involved.
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OK, that proves that we have a causal relationship here.
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The findings from this study, however, do not explicitly support any of the causal models.
Academic text (1999) -
Future research needs to examine the causal mechanism underlying these findings.
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I hope that the causal links in this memoir are rather stronger.
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We infer that energy limits economic activity through direct causal mechanisms.
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Such a design limits conclusions about causal inference and generalizability.
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We need to identify the causal factors that led to the increase in crime rates.
Synonyms
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That makes something happen
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Helping to cause something or being partly responsible for it
Helping to cause something by being partly responsible for it
Compounds
How Causal
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word causal comes from the Latin word causa, which means 'cause', and it shares the same root as the English word cause. So, when something is causal, it is about what 'makes something happen' or brings a result.