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root caused

root caused is the simple past and past participle of root cause.

Meaning of root cause

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) To identify the cause of a chain of events which leads to an outcome or effect of interest.
    • Fishbones are a great tool for collecting, categorizing, and root-causing feedback from staff.2017, Charles Protzman, Joyce Kerpchar, George Mayzell, Leveraging Lean in Ancillary Hospital Services, CRC Press, →ISBN, page 108

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Questions about root caused

What is root caused the simple past and past participle of?
Root caused is the simple past and past participle of root cause.

Words near root caused in the dictionary

  1. root canal
  2. root canals
  3. root cap
  4. root caps
  5. root cause
  6. root caused
  7. root causes
  8. root causing
  9. root cellar
  10. root cellared
  11. root cellaring

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