In a sentence
Six example sentences with causal, each labelled with its topic.
The study found a strong correlation but no causal link between the supplement and the patients' faster recovery.
Medicine
Isolating the causal factor required cooling one tank while every other condition in the greenhouse stayed identical.
Science
Economists argue about whether cheap credit was a causal driver of the housing boom or merely arrived alongside it.
Economics
Hume argued that we never observe a causal connection itself, only one event reliably following another.
Philosophy
Children as young as two make causal guesses, pressing the button again to see whether the light really depends on it.
Psychology
To win damages the plaintiff must show a causal link between the faulty wiring and the fire, not merely that both existed.
Law
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- Business Word List (part 2)Authoritative
- 5000 GRE Words (widely used study list)Recognized
- GRE Word List 4700 (widely used study list)Recognized
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