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Pronunciation / Transliteration: konpon gen'in
"障害の根本原因を特定することが急務である。"
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2 senses- 1
The fundamental, primary, deepest underlying cause of a problem, condition, or defect that, if corrected, prevents recurrence of the issue.
"The engineers spent hours investigating the system failure to identify its root-cause."
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Pertaining to or serving as the fundamental source or origin of a failure or issue.
"We need to conduct a root-cause analysis before implementing any permanent fixes."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'root' derived from Old Norse 'rót' and Proto-Germanic roots denoting the foundational underground part of a plant, with 'cause' coming from Latin 'causa' via Old French. Combined in the mid-20th century within engineering, scientific problem-solving, and quality management contexts, it evolved to designate the fundamental origin or initiator of a defect or problem.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Root-cause" is said worldwide
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cause première
Transliteration: koz prə.mjɛʁ
"L'équipe cherche à identifier la cause première de la panne."
Ursache
Transliteration: ˈuːɐ̯ˌzaxə
"Wir müssen die genaue Ursache des Problems finden."
causa principale
Transliteration: ˈkau̯za prrintʃiˈpaːle
"Dobbiamo trovare la causa principale del guasto."
causa raíz
Transliteration: ˈkausa raˈis
"El objetivo del informe es determinar la causa raíz del error."
causa raiz
Transliteration: ˈkawza ʁaˈis
"Precisamos investigar a causa raiz deste defeito."
मूल कारण
Transliteration: mool kaaran
"समस्या के मूल कारण को ढूँढना बहुत जरूरी है।"
根本原因
Transliteration: gēnběn yuányīn
"我们需要找出这次系统崩溃的根本原因。"
근본 원인
Transliteration: geunbon wonin
"이 문제의 근본 원인을 파악하는 것이 중요합니다."
根本原因
Transliteration: konpon gen'in
"障害の根本原因を特定することが急務である。"
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