intrinsic value
The real value of something, calculated with regard to an inherent, objective measure,…The real value of something, calculated with regard to an inherent, objective measure, which may not take into account its market value or face value.
» I question the intrinsic value of nihilism.
Ich zweifle am inhärenten Wert des Nihilismus. — Yorwba · CC BY 2.0 FR
shekitten · Tatoeba · CC0Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)The real value of something, calculated with regard to an inherent, objective measure, which may not take into account its market value or face value.
Eigenwert
(countable, uncountable)Non-relational or non-instrumental value, or the value something has in itself, for its own sake, or as such.
Examples
1 sentencesI question the intrinsic value of nihilism.
deIch zweifle am inhärenten Wert des Nihilismus. — Yorwba · CC BY 2.0 FR
Translations
5 languagesBy meaning 1
Forms
plural: intrinsic values| Singular | intrinsic value |
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Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable