caus‧al /ˈkɔːzəl $ ˈkɒː-/ adjective

1. relating to the connection between two things, where one causes the other to happen or exist ⇒ cause
causal relationship/link/factor etc
a causal relationship between unemployment and crime

2. technical a causal conjunction, such as ‘because’, introduces a statement about the cause of something
—causally adverb

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