Causal
81causal — caus·al …
82causal — caus•al [[t]ˈkɔ zəl[/t]] adj. 1) of or pertaining to a cause 2) gram. expressing a cause, as the conjunctions because and since[/ex] • Etymology: 1520–30; < L caus′al•ly, adv …
83causal — /ˈkɔzəl / (say kawzuhl) adjective 1. of, constituting, or implying a cause. 2. Grammar expressing a cause, as a conjunction. –causally, adverb …
84causal — adj. 1 of, forming, or expressing a cause or causes. 2 relating to, or of the nature of, cause and effect. Derivatives: causally adv. Etymology: LL causalis: see CAUSE …
85causal agent or organism — Any organism or chemical that induces a given disease; a causative agent …
86causal chain — The sequence of events leading up to some final effect, where each member of the sequence causes its succeeding member to come about. While the notion applies to identifiable cases (the stumble causes the fall that causes the fracture that causes …
87causal nexus — (Lat., nectere, to bind). The bonding or link between a cause and its effect. The ancient sceptics, subsequent occasionalists, and, most famously, Hume argue that no such link is perceptible or imaginable: we can see that events do follow one… …
88causal principle — The principle that every event has a cause …
89causal regress, infinite — See first cause argument …
90causal agent — a factor associated with the definitive onset of an illness (or other response, including an accident). Examples are bacteria and trauma. The relationship is more direct than in the case of a risk factor; in general, the ill health only occurs if …
