cause vs causal agent

causal agent vs cause

cause and causal agent both are nouns.

cause is a verb but causal agent is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
cause	Yes	No	Yes	No
causal agent	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, cause and causal agent are synonyms defined as:

cause and causal agent: any entity that produces an effect or is responsible for events or results

Other synonyms of cause include causal agency.

cause (noun)	causal agent (noun)
any entity that produces an effect or is responsible for events or results	any entity that produces an effect or is responsible for events or results
a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy
a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end
a justification for something existing or happening
events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something

cause (verb)	causal agent (verb)
cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner
give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally

Difference between cause and causal agent

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