causalchain
nounUK /ˈkɔːzəl tʃeɪn/
US /ˈkɔːzəl tʃeɪn/
A causal chain is a line of events where each thing makes the next thing happen.
The broken traffic light started a causal chain that ended in a big traffic jam.
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2. In science, a series of linked causes and effects that explains how something happens.
Scientists traced the causal chain from the factory smoke to the acid rain.
3. In history, a connected set of events that led to a major outcome.
The historian described the causal chain that led to the war.
4. In logic, a sequence where each step depends on the one before it.
The argument formed a causal chain from the missing bolt to the collapsed bridge.