What does causal mean?
Causal means Of, relating to, or being a cause of something; causing..
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/ˈkɔː.zəl/ · adjective
Of, relating to, or being a cause of something; causing..
There is no causal relationship between eating carrots and seeing in the dark.
No matter how often B follows A, and no matter how initially obvious the causality of the connection seems, the hypothesis that A causes B can be overturned by an over-arching theory which shows the two as distinct effects of a common underlying causal process.
Time changes attitudes, and while Hart's actions in driving when not fit to do so were certainly in the causal chain of the Great Heck accident, how many other drivers were out there driving when too fatigued to do so?
Use causal when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Causal means Of, relating to, or being a cause of something; causing..
Common synonyms include causative.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
There is no causal relationship between eating carrots and seeing in the dark.
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