Intrinsic vs Pertinent - What's the difference?
intrinsic | pertinent |
Innate, inherent, inseparable from the thing itself, essential.
* I. Taylor
Situated, produced, secreted in, or coming from inside an organ, tissue, muscle or member.
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.
important with regard to (a subject or matter); relevant
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As adjectives the difference between intrinsic and pertinent
is that intrinsic is innate, inherent, inseparable from the thing itself, essential while pertinent is important with regard to (a subject or matter); relevant.As a noun intrinsic
is a built-in function that is implemented directly by the compiler, without any intermediate call to a library.intrinsic
English
(Intrinsic and extrinsic properties)Alternative forms
* intrinsick (obsolete)Adjective
(en adjective)- the intrinsic value of gold or silver
- the intrinsic merit of an action
- He was better qualified than they to estimate justly the intrinsic value of Grecian philosophy and refinement.
Antonyms
* extrinsicDerived terms
* * * * *Noun
(en noun)- You can acquire the fire-resistance intrinsic by eating dragon meat.
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* *pertinent
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- Fourthly, I have made an effort to call the attention of the reader to the pertinent literature.