how to pronounce intrinsic
/ɪnˈtɹɪn.zɪk/
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intrinsic is pronounced in three syllables
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An example use of intrinsic in a speech by a native speaker of british english:
“… has almost zero intrinsic value but …”
meanings of intrinsic
adjective:
- Situated, produced, secreted in, or coming from inside an organ, tissue, muscle or member.
- Innate, inherent, inseparable from the thing itself, essential.
noun:
- A built-in function that is implemented directly by the compiler, without any intermediate call to a library.
- An ability possessed by a character and not requiring any external equipment.
intrinsic frequency in english - C1 level of CEFR
the word intrinsic occurs in english on average 6.5 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.
topics intrinsic can be related to
it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that intrinsic can be often used in the following areas:
1) business and work;
2) communication, information, and media;
3) education, science, and technology;
4) life, nature, and living environment;
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