intrinsic

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɪn.ˈtɹɪn.zɪk/

Adjective

intrinsic

1. Innate, inherent, inseparable from the thing itself, essential.

   Synonyms: essential, inherent, innate, proper to

   Antonyms: extrinsic

   the intrinsic value of gold or silver

   the intrinsic merit of an action

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2. (anatomy, of a body part) Situated, produced, secreted in, or coming from inside an organ, tissue, muscle or member.

Synonyms

• (innate) See also Thesaurus:intrinsic or Thesaurus:innate

Related terms

• intrinsicality
• intrinsically

Translations

• French: intrinsèque
• German: intrinsisch, in sich, an sich, von sich
• Italian: intrinseco
• Portuguese: intrínseco
• Russian: прису́щий
• Spanish: intrínseco

Translations

• French: intrinsèque
• Italian: intrinseco
• Portuguese: intrínseco
• Russian: составляющий
• Spanish: intrínseco

Noun

intrinsic (plural intrinsics)

1. (computing, programming) A built-in function that is implemented directly by the compiler, without any intermediate call to a library.
2. (video games) An ability possessed by a character and not requiring any external equipment.

   You can acquire the fire-resistance intrinsic by eating dragon meat.

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