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

by Phillyclause89 June 12, 2018

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.

by Phillyclause89 June 12, 2018