intrinsic characteristic

collocation in English

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intrinsic
adjective
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/ɪnˈtrɪn.zɪk/us
/ɪnˈtrɪn.zɪk/
being an extremely important and basic characteristic of a person ...
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characteristic
noun[C]
uk
/ˌkær.ək.təˈrɪs.tɪk/us
/ˌker.ək.təˈrɪs.tɪk/
a typical or noticeable quality of someone ...
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I am interested in the 'song of a material' (itsintrinsiccharacteristic) and its ability to contribute directly or indirectly to architectural character.
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The presence of dung is anintrinsiccharacteristicof the primary dispersal event and should be considered when assessing the fate of seeds.
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Is emotionality anintrinsiccharacteristicthat can be studied out of context?
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These approaches fail to fully take into account theintrinsiccharacteristicof the resource - first of all the multiplicity of its uses, which are often in conflict with one another.
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Furthermore, this association is not anintrinsiccharacteristicof slow slip events.
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The consistency of the pulp is instead anintrinsiccharacteristic.
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Here theintrinsiccharacteristicconsidered is the expected cash flow production of the company in question.
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Non-conventional definitions take a concept like the aesthetic as anintrinsiccharacteristicin order to account for the phenomena of art.
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Geodesics are an importantintrinsiccharacteristicof curved surfaces.
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However, one can determine if two manifolds are "different" if there is someintrinsiccharacteristicthat differentiates them.
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For many experimental and theoretical purposes it is more convenient to report heat capacity as an intensive property - anintrinsiccharacteristicof a particular substance.
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There are still many questions about how best to incorporate the intrinsic characteristics of networked communication into musical form.
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Additionally, the intrinsic characteristics of the subject under study have also conditioned the orientation of studies and the methods used.
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Then, the intrinsic characteristics and the symmetry of a car will be utilized to discriminate between the lines.
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The two bursts presented at a shorter time scale illustrate the intrinsic characteristics which indicate that they originate from a low threshold calcium spike.
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Two of these bursts are shown at a faster time scale, revealing their intrinsic characteristics.
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These models illustrate the trade-off between endogenous acceptability (an equilibrium property) and intrinsic characteristics of goods, such as storability or recognizability.
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Yet again, the intrinsic characteristics of the social movements identified above proved crucial for the success of these political conflict regulation strategies.
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According to this new model, the frequency and characteristics of the feedback cycle are dictated by the intrinsic characteristics of the upstream-propagating neutral waves and those of the instability waves.
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Second, the low carriage rate of the outbreak strain was found to be most likely attributable to its intrinsic characteristics of high virulence and low transmissibility.
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