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BNC: 5218 COCA: 8904

causal

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
causal /ˈkɑːzəl/ adjective
causal
/ˈkɑːzəl/
adjective
Learner's definition of CAUSAL
formal
1 
: relating to or showing the cause of something有原因的；构成原因的
2 
: making something happen : causing something由某种原因引起的

— causally

adverb
BNC: 5218 COCA: 8904

causal

adjective

caus·​al ˈkȯ-zəl How to pronounce causal (audio)
1
: expressing or indicating cause : causative
a causal clause introduced by since
2
: of, relating to, or constituting a cause
the causal agent of a disease
3
: involving causation or a cause : marked by cause and effect
a causal link
evidence suggests that there is a strong causal relationship between an individual's experiences with his parents and his later capacity to make affectional bonds G. A. Miller
4
: arising from a cause
a causal development
causally
ˈkȯ-zə-lē How to pronounce causal (audio)
adverb

Example Sentences

No causal connection between the events was found. There is a causal link between poverty and crime.
Recent Examples on the Web Drawing causal connections between climate change and fire or weather events is a tricky business. David Meyer, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2022 By the end of the season, causal players have grinded out 5-10 extra power from the artifact, hardcore players have grinded out 20-25. Paul Tassi, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2022 Two subsequent experiments in this paper uncovered the underlying causal mechanisms. Sapna Cheryan, Scientific American, 27 July 2022 The researchers examined health data from humans with a Y chromosome to corroborate this causal effect. Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 July 2022 Like many artists, Martens is happy to dispense with the causal logic that regulates the rest of us. Alice Gregory, The New Yorker, 18 July 2022 There are still a lot of unknowns here, and researchers are quick to point out that more studies are needed to understand the causal relationship between hormones and eating disorders. Kate Willsky, Washington Post, 26 July 2022 In dismissing the case, Nichols said that, among other things, the plaintiffs had failed to establish a connection between the cobalt mines where the children were injured and their causal relationship to the tech companies. David Jeans, Forbes, 24 June 2022 Researchers increasingly are finding a causal relationship between heavy-duty truck emissions and respiratory ailments such as asthma. Arianna Skibell, Scientific American, 8 June 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from Late Latin causālis, from Latin causa cause entry 1 + -ālis -al entry 1

First Known Use

circa 1530, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of causal was circa 1530
BNC: 5218 COCA: 8904

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