ADJECTIVE (1)

1. involving or constituting a cause; causing;
- Example: "a causal relationship between scarcity and higher prices"

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Causal \Caus"al\, a. [L. causalis. See Cause.]
   Relating to a cause or causes; inplying or containing a cause
   or causes; expressing a cause; causative.
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         Causal propositions are where two propositions are
         joined by causal words.                  --Watts.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Causal \Caus"al\, n.
   A causal word or form of speech.
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         Anglo-Saxon drencan to drench, causal of Anglo-Saxon
         drincan to drink.                        --Skeat.
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