intrinsic meaning

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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meaning
noun
uk
/ˈmiː.nɪŋ/us
/ˈmiː.nɪŋ/
The meaning of something is what it expresses ...
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(Definition ofintrinsicandmeaningfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Having initially denied that these haveintrinsicmeaningthese authors now propose a revision of the activationsynthesis model to account for cognition under many conditions.
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Unfortunately, times have littleintrinsicmeaningfor the user.
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Analysing this particular phenomenon could be determinant in thoroughly understanding the cultural significance andintrinsicmeaningof musical creations relying on new technologies.
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In addition, cognitive studies tended to focus on lexicological issues in the past, so that special attention to (theintrinsicmeaningof) syntax opens up new perspectives.
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This much maligned four-letter word has nointrinsicmeaning.
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The participants may not even care about what the symbols mean, and they may indeed have nointrinsicmeaning.
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Moreover, to the right has nointrinsicmeaningof more or add and would get confusing when subtracting negatives.
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Nonetheless, he maintained his belief in the importance ofintrinsicmeaningin design.
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However, they do not yet understand theintrinsicmeaningof deduction.
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The token has nointrinsicmeaning, but its uniqueness allows it to be exchanged for the correct coat when returned to the coat check counter.
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These words often have nointrinsicmeaningin and of themselves.
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Each character has anintrinsicmeaning(or range of meanings), and most have more than one pronunciation, the choice of which depends on context.
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Philosophical pessimists are often existential nihilists believing that life has nointrinsicmeaningor value.
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Labels of agents, such as agent 1, 2, are mere convenience and have no intrinsic meanings.
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At a formal level, an axiom is just a string of symbols, which has anintrinsicmeaningonly in the context of all derivable formulas of an axiomatic system.
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His next sentence, however, contradicts this:... music has intrinsic meanings of its own, which are not to be confused with specific feelings or moods...
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