MEANING
A sequence of events or conditions through which a cause produces an outcome.
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The process that connects a cause to its effect.Use when explaining the intermediate steps or conditions through which a cause produces an outcome.
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The report traced a causal mechanism from reduced sleep to impaired attention through slower reaction time.
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