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causal

[ kaw-zuhl ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

causal

/ ˈ��ɔː��ə�� /

acting as or being a cause
stating, involving, or implying a cause
the causal part of the argument
philosophy (of a theory) explaining a phenomenon or analysing a concept in terms of some causal relation

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Origin of causal¹

1520–30; < Latin ��ܲ��, equivalent to caus ( a ) cause + -�� -al ¹

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But many assumed a causal relationship from studies like these, which were not designed to be able to determine causal relationships.

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It has been about a decade since prescription of opioids showed a causal link with the overdose crisis.

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They acknowledged that more research was needed to establish whether there was a direct causal link between vaccination and virus evolution.

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He also has a new report on the causal link between alcohol consumption and increased risk for at least seven different types of cancer.

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"Which isn't true - there's not a causal link."

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