Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun causal_factor

1 sense of causal factor

Sense 1
determinant, determiner, determinative, determining factor, causal factor -- (a determining or causal element or factor; "education is an important determinant of one's outlook on life")
       => cognitive factor -- (something immaterial (as a circumstance or influence) that contributes to producing a result)