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Intrinsic Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
Intrinsic
(n.)
A genuine quality.
(a.)
Inward; internal; hence, true; genuine; real; essential; inherent; not merely apparent or accidental; -- opposed to extrinsic; as, the intrinsic value of gold or silver; the intrinsic merit of an action; the intrinsic worth or goodness of a person.
(a.)
Included wholly within an organ or limb, as certain groups of muscles; -- opposed to extrinsic.
(n.)
A genuine quality.
(a.)
Inward; internal; hence, true; genuine; real; essential; inherent; not merely apparent or accidental; -- opposed to extrinsic; as, the intrinsic value of gold or silver; the intrinsic merit of an action; the intrinsic worth or goodness of a person.
(a.)
Included wholly within an organ or limb, as certain groups of muscles; -- opposed to extrinsic.
| WordNet 2.0 |
intrinsic
Adjective
1. belonging to a thing by its very nature; "form was treated as something intrinsic, as the very essence of the thing"- John Dewey
(synonym) intrinsical
(antonym) extrinsic
(similar) built-in, constitutional, inbuilt, inherent, integral
(see-also) essential
2. situated within or belonging solely to the organ or body part on which it acts; "intrinsic muscles"
(similar) internal
(classification) anatomy, general anatomy
Adjective
1. belonging to a thing by its very nature; "form was treated as something intrinsic, as the very essence of the thing"- John Dewey
(synonym) intrinsical
(antonym) extrinsic
(similar) built-in, constitutional, inbuilt, inherent, integral
(see-also) essential
2. situated within or belonging solely to the organ or body part on which it acts; "intrinsic muscles"
(similar) internal
(classification) anatomy, general anatomy
| hEnglish - advanced version |
intrinsic
intrinsic
\in*trin"sic\ (&ibreve;n*tr&ibreve;n"s&ibreve;k), a. [l. intrinsecus inward, on the inside; intra within + secus otherwise, beside; akin to e. second: cf. f. intrinsèque. see inter-, second, and cf. extrinsic.]
1. inward; internal; hence, true; genuine; real; essential; inherent; not merely apparent or accidental; -- opposed to extrinsic; as, the intrinsic value of gold or silver; the intrinsic merit of an action; the intrinsic worth or goodness of a person. he was better qualified than they to estimate justly the intrinsic value of grecian philosophy and refinement. taylor.
2. (anat.) included wholly within an organ or limb, as certain groups of muscles; -- opposed to extrinsic.
intrinsic
energy of a body (physics), the work it can do in virtue of its actual condition, without any supply of energy from without.
intrinsic
equation of a curve (geom.), the equation which expresses the relation which the length of a curve, measured from a given point of it, to a movable point, has to the angle which the tangent to the curve at the movable point makes with a fixed line.
intrinsic
value. see the note under value, n.
similar words(5)
intrinsic fraud
intrinsic equation of a curve
intrinsic factor
intrinsic energy of a body
intrinsic value
intrinsic
\in*trin"sic\ (&ibreve;n*tr&ibreve;n"s&ibreve;k), a. [l. intrinsecus inward, on the inside; intra within + secus otherwise, beside; akin to e. second: cf. f. intrinsèque. see inter-, second, and cf. extrinsic.]
1. inward; internal; hence, true; genuine; real; essential; inherent; not merely apparent or accidental; -- opposed to extrinsic; as, the intrinsic value of gold or silver; the intrinsic merit of an action; the intrinsic worth or goodness of a person. he was better qualified than they to estimate justly the intrinsic value of grecian philosophy and refinement. taylor.
2. (anat.) included wholly within an organ or limb, as certain groups of muscles; -- opposed to extrinsic.
intrinsic
energy of a body (physics), the work it can do in virtue of its actual condition, without any supply of energy from without.
intrinsic
equation of a curve (geom.), the equation which expresses the relation which the length of a curve, measured from a given point of it, to a movable point, has to the angle which the tangent to the curve at the movable point makes with a fixed line.
intrinsic
value. see the note under value, n.
similar words(5)
intrinsic fraud
intrinsic equation of a curve
intrinsic factor
intrinsic energy of a body
intrinsic value
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intrinsic
Inherent.
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Intrinsic Definition from Arts & Humanities Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Intrinsic Definition from Business & Finance Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Intrinsic
inherent, coming from within, essential, genuine (see extrinsic).
inherent, coming from within, essential, genuine (see extrinsic).
Intrinsic Definition from Medicine Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Intrinsic
inherent. Applied to neuronal activity, it refers to discharges that occur in neurons in the absence of a recognizable external stimulus.
inherent. Applied to neuronal activity, it refers to discharges that occur in neurons in the absence of a recognizable external stimulus.
Intrinsic Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia |
Intrinsic and extrinsic properties
Intrinsic describes a characteristic or property of some thing or action which is essential and specific to that thing or action, and which is wholly independent of any other object, action or consequence. A characteristic which is not essential or inherent is extrinsic.
For example in biology, intrinsic effects originate from "inside" an organism or cell, such as an autoimmune disease.
More specific uses of the concepts can be found:
- in philosophy Intrinsic and extrinsic properties (philosophy)
- in physics Intensive and extensive properties
- in psychology, intrinsic and extrinsic motivation
- in computing, intrinsic function.
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