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Added 9 October 2026

causative

/ˈkɔːzətɪv/ adjective

Latin root: causātīvus Wiktionary

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Acting as a cause.
Involving, or affected by, causality.
Such statistical analysis can establish correlation but cannot tell us whether the correlation is proximally causative, distally causative, or noncausative.
Expressing a cause or causation.

noun

An expression of an agent causing or forcing a patient to perform an action (or to be in a certain condition).

Origin

From French causatif, from Latin causātīvus (“causative, pertaining to a lawsuit, accusative”), from causa (“cause”); see cause (verb) and -ive.

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