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causal

[kaw-zuhl] / ˈkɔ zəl /


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Researchers can use these genetic differences to assess whether evidence supports a causal relationship between a particular risk factor and a health outcome.

From Science Daily Aug. 23, 2026

Both Kissei and Amgen said the deaths included cases for which no causal link to the medicine could be determined.

From Barron's Aug. 19, 2026

Monitoring like FoodNet had previously been doing, is helpful, but it’s difficult to make direct causal connections based on what-ifs, no matter how likely.

From Slate Jul. 22, 2026

The MOD says there needs to be reliable evidence to raise reasonable doubt of a causal link between exposure to radiation and certain cancers.

From BBC Jul. 15, 2026

As far as Aristotle was concerned, as we saw in Chapter 3, causal explanations had four components: the formal cause, the final cause, the material cause and the efficient cause.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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