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extrinsic

ext·rin·sic

UK/ɛksˈtɹɪn.zɪk/ US/ɪksˈtɹɪn.zɪk/ uncommon

adjective

1.

not forming an essential part of a thing or arising or originating from the outside

  • “extrinsic evidence”
  • “an extrinsic feature of the new building”
  • “that style is something extrinsic to the subject”
  • “looking for extrinsic aid”
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Origin

From French extrinsèque, from Latin extrinsecus (“from without, without, on the outside”), from *extrim, an assumed adverbial form of exter (“outer, outward”) + secus (“by, on the side”).

Phrases

  • extrinsic motivation
  • extrinsic protein
  • extrinsic reward
  • extrinsic value

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