Meaning & use
Causal
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Relating to or acting as the cause of something.
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Scientists looked for a causal link between the chemical and the disease.
The report distinguished between causal factors and mere coincidences.
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Often contrasted with 'correlational,' since a causal relationship implies one event directly produces another, unlike simple correlation.
Words with a similar meaning
causative
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