Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

root cause

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.36 in modern English

Syllables: root -cause
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

verb

To identify the cause of a chain of events which leads to an outcome or effect of interest.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"However, the report finds that the "root cause has not yet been established"."
"Fishbones are a great tool for collecting, categorizing, and root-causing feedback from staff."
"After the effect of the bug is observed using post-silicon tests, the next step is to localize the source of error, root-cause bugs, and fix them."

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

root causes (plural) root causes (present, singular) root causing (participle, present) root caused (participle, past) root caused (past) root-cause (alternative)

Derived Forms

RCA

Synonyms

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Questions

What does root cause mean?: An initiating cause of a chain of events which leads to an outcome or effect of interest.

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