root causes

A form of root cause — An initiating cause of a chain of events which leads to an outcome or effect of interest.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of root cause
verb
  1. indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of root cause
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APA

root causes. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/root%20causes

MLA

“root causes.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/root%20causes. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “root causes,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/root%20causes.

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