Definition of Extrinsic
Extrinsic
ex·trin·sic
Definition/Meaning
(adjective)
Not essential or inherent; coming from outside.
e.g. The company's success was due to extrinsic factors like market trends.
(adjective)
originating externally to the part which it controls/acts on, used to describe a muscle in the body;
e.g. He didn't immediately realize that he had strained an extrinsic muscle.
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