causal

• Relatif à une cause ou agissant comme cause ; exprimant un rapport de cause à effet.

Relating to or acting as a cause; expressing a relationship between cause and effect.

1. Relating to cause and effectB2formal

   Involving or constituting a cause; causing something to happen.

   causal (relatif à la cause et à l’effet)

   • The study examined the causal relationship between smoking and lung cancer.
   • There is a clear causal link between lack of sleep and poor concentration.
   • Scientists are investigating the causal factors behind the disease.

   Synonymescausativeetiologicalformativegenerativeproductive