What does "causal" mean?

A word (such as because) that expresses a reason or a cause.

Causal

Common synonyms include: arising, attributable, attributable fraction, attributable risk, behind the scenes, causal inference.

/ˈkɔ.zəl/ adj, noun

adj, noun ·Moderate ·College level

Noun

Adjective

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

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

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