Innate vs. Intrinsic

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Innateadjective

Inborn; existing or having existed since birth.

Innateadjective

(philosophy) Originating in, or derived from, the constitution of the intellect, as opposed to acquired from experience

Innateadjective

Instinctive; coming from instinct.

Innateadjective

(botany) Joined by the base to the very tip of a filament.

Innateverb

(obsolete) To cause to exist; to call into being.

Innateadjective

Inborn; native; natural; as, innate vigor; innate eloquence.

Innateadjective

Originating in, or derived from, the constitution of the intellect, as opposed to acquired from experience; as, innate ideas. See A priori, Intuitive.

Innateadjective

Joined by the base to the very tip of a filament; as, an innate anther.

Innateverb

To cause to exit; to call into being.

Innateadjective

not established by conditioning or learning;

Innateadjective

being talented through inherited qualities;

Innateadjective

present at birth but not necessarily hereditary; acquired during fetal development

Intrinsicadjective

Innate, inherent, inseparable from the thing itself, essential.

Intrinsicadjective

Situated, produced, secreted in, or coming from inside an organ, tissue, muscle or member.

Intrinsicnoun

A built-in function that is implemented directly by the compiler, without any intermediate call to a library.

Intrinsicnoun

(video games) An ability possessed by a character and not requiring any external equipment.

Intrinsicadjective

Inward; internal; hence, true; genuine; real; essential; inherent; not merely apparent or accidental; - opposed to extrinsic; as, the intrinsic value of gold or silver; the intrinsic merit of an action; the intrinsic worth or goodness of a person.

Intrinsicadjective

Included wholly within an organ or limb, as certain groups of muscles; - opposed to extrinsic.

Intrinsicnoun

A genuine quality.

Intrinsicadjective

belonging to a thing by its very nature;

Intrinsicadjective

situated within or belonging solely to the organ or body part on which it acts;

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