causal

Meanings

• adjective, noun

  Relating to a cause or causes; resulting from a cause.

  - "The effect was causal to the problem."
  - "The causal factor in the disease is unknown."
  - "The causal agent of the explosion was determined."
  - "The causal relationship between smoking and cancer is well established."

• verb

  Serving as a cause or reason for something.

  - "The teacher causal the students to learn."
  - "The lawyer causal the jury to believe that his client was innocent."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with causal
pausal , ausal , mausoleum , dauset

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Variants

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causal , causally

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Etymology

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From Latin causālis, from causa ‘a giving of a cause, reason’.

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Trivia

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1. The word 'causal' comes from the Latin word 'causa', which means 'a giving of a cause, reason'.

2. In philosophy, the concept of causality is closely related to the concept of determinism, which holds that every event is determined by prior causes.

3. The term 'causal agent' is used in science to refer to the entity that brings about a specific effect.

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Related Concepts

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1. effect: The result of a cause. In physics, an effect is a change that results from a force acting upon a body.

2. causality principle: The philosophical principle that every event has a cause, and that every cause has an effect.

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Culture

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In literature, causality is a significant concept in many works, particularly in detective stories and philosophical works. In art, causality is often explored through the use of cause-and-effect relationships in compositions.

How to Memorize "causal"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a cause-and-effect diagram, with the cause at the top and the effect at the bottom. Visualize the arrow pointing from the cause to the effect.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'causal' with the word 'reason'. Remember that causal means relating to a cause or reason.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Causes Actions' to remember the meaning of causal.

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