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intrinsic

[in-trin-sik, -zik] / ɪnˈtrɪn sɪk, -zɪk /


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In its ruling, a planning officer said the build would "significantly harm the intrinsic character and beauty of the countryside".

From BBC • May 9, 2026

They evidently don’t think the stock is sufficiently cheap relative to intrinsic value to buy much of it.

From Barron's • May 3, 2026

But his pictures, considered on their own merits, reveal intrinsic defects.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

"At this critical power, the nonlinearity can counter the intrinsic disorder, creating a balance that transforms the input beam into a self-organized pencil beam," Cao explains.

From Science Daily • Apr. 28, 2026

Neutrinos, like protons, electrons and neutrons, carry an intrinsic angular momentum, or spin, while photons have no spin at all.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan




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