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<entry> <ent_seq>2513930</ent_seq> <k_ele> <keb>質料因</keb> </k_ele> <r_ele> <reb>しつりょういん</reb> </r_ele> <trans> <xref>目的因</xref> <xref>形相因</xref> <xref>作用因</xref> <trans_det>material cause (one of Aristotle's four fundamental types of answer to the question "why?")</trans_det> </trans> </entry>