root-cause

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

verbroot-cause (third-person singular simple present root-causes, present participle root-causing, simple past and past participle root-caused)

present singular third person root-causes · participle present root-causing · participle past root-caused · past root-caused

  1. alternativeAlternative form of root cause.
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APA

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

MLA

“root-cause.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/root-cause. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

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

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