Meaning

1 senses

  1. An external factor.

Examples

3 sentences

  1. If students don't want to participate, we should provide some extrinsic motivation, like extra credit.

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  2. These may be due to extrinsic constraints that are too restrictive or assembly designs that are physically impossible.

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  3. An investigation determined that extrinsic factors caused the building to collapse, rather than a flaw in its internal structure or materials.

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Origin

From French extrinsèque, from Latin extrinsecus (“from without, without, on the outside”),

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”).

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Forms

plural: extrinsics
Singularextrinsic
Pluralextrinsics

regular

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
extremismextremistextremityextrovertextrovertedexuberantC1

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