root cause

The verb “to root cause” is the action of identifying the root cause of a fault or problem.

I’m root causing the root cause right.

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root cause

The basic cause of something. A root cause is an initiating cause of either a condition or a causal chain that leads to an outcome or effect of interest. The term denotes the earliest, most basic, 'deepest', cause for a given behavior; most often a fault.

these drugs do not address the root cause of the problem

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