🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

근본 원인

Pronunciation / Transliteration: geunbon wonin

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Root-cause/ˈruːtˌkɔːz/
nounadjectiveCEFR C1 (Advanced)Top #14500 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"이 문제의 근본 원인을 파악하는 것이 중요합니다."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 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."
As adjective
  1. 1

    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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