Causal

//ˈkɔ.zəl// adj, noun

adj, noun ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A word (such as because) that expresses a reason or a cause.
Adjective
  1. 1
    Of, relating to, or being a cause of something; causing.

    "There is no causal relationship between eating carrots and seeing in the dark."

Adjective
  1. 1
    involving or constituting a cause; causing wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
behind the scenescausativecompellingcreationdecisivedeterminative

Example

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"Indeed, some writers do not think the relation of brain to consciousness is a causal relation in the first place."

Etymology

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

Related phrases

Granger-causalWold-causalcausal linkcausal loopcausal loop paradoxcausal ontologycausal setcausal verb

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