adjective
causal
KAW-zul/ˈkɔːzl/
Relating to cause and effect.
Each falling domino makes causal contact with the next, continuing the chain reaction.
Etymology
Causa names a cause or reason. Causal first described expressions that give a cause, then broadened to things involving causes or producing effects.
In context
that's a causal law there's a law that if you've got two bodies like that that's what's going to happen one will cause the other to accelerate or to change its motions
More examples
- The report offers a causal explanation for the failure.
- A correlation alone does not establish a causal relationship.
- The experiment examines several possible causal factors.
Similar words
- causative
- Emphasizes actually producing an effect rather than relating to causation.
- correlated
- Associated statistically without necessarily causing one another.