root cause analysis

method of problem solving used for identifying the original causes of faults or problems
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root cause analysis

Summary

root cause analysis ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,359 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • root cause analysis is a type of problem solving[2].
  • root cause analysis is a type of failure analysis[3].
  • root cause analysis is part of psychological terminology[4].
  • root cause analysis's Commons category is recorded as Root cause analysis[5].
  • root cause analysis's P14541 is recorded as 26rHGP[6].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include problem solving[2] and failure analysis[3].

Use and Application

root cause analysis is part of psychological terminology[4].

Why It Matters

root cause analysis ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,359 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[7] It is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.[8]

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 23d ago · عُثمان · 2026-09-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Iev number → 192-12-05
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P8855]]: 192-12-05, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/102057019|root cause analysis (#102057019)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/3984|IEC 60050]"
  2. 12w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 26rHGP
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/40849|batch #40849]]: ZGBK ID"
  3. 19w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    Subclass of → problem solving, failure analysis
    Part of → —
    Subclass of → —
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|5 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 28670, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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