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Adjective
/inˈhi(ə)rənt/,/-ˈher-/,
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Existing in something as a permanent, essential, or characteristic attribute,
  1. Existing in something as a permanent, essential, or characteristic attribute
    • - any form of mountaineering has its inherent dangers
    • - the symbolism inherent in all folk tales
  2. Vested in (someone) as a right or privilege
    • - the president's inherent foreign affairs power
  1. built-in: existing as an essential constituent or characteristic; "the Ptolemaic system with its built-in concept of periodicity"; "a constitutional inability to tell the truth"
  2. implicit in(p): in the nature of something though not readily apparent; "shortcomings inherent in our approach"; "an underlying meaning"
  3. (inherently) in an inherent manner; "the subject matter is sexual activity of any overt kind, which is depicted as inherently desirable and exciting"
  4. (inherency) inherence: the state of inhering; the state of being a fixed characteristic; "the inherence of polysemy in human language"
  5. The Indonesia Higher Education Network is an inter-university educational network in Indonesia. For the first phase of development, the network consists of 32 universities. ...
  6. Inherence refers to Empedocles' idea that the qualities of matter come from the relative proportions of each of the four elements entering into a thing. The idea was further developed by Plato and Aristotle.
  7. Inherency is a stock issue in policy debate that refers to a barrier that keeps a harm from being solved in the status quo.
  8. naturally a part or consequence of something
  9. (Inherence) The relation between individuals or particulars and their attributes or universals: when an individual has an attribute, the attribute is said to "inhere" in the the thing.
  10. (Inherency) Refers to the status quo’s inability to solve or even move toward solving some dilemma.
  11. adj. ~ existing as a natural or permanent feature or quality of sb/sth
  12. Other minerals occur in only a few locations or in very small deposits. Inherently rare gems are doubly rare as the fraction of an already small amount of ore which is gem quality is very, very, small indeed.
  13. Something has inherent value if and onlly if the experience, awareness, or contemplation of that something has intrinsic value. Accordingly, if gazing into The Milky Way on a clear night has intrinsic value, then The Milky Way has inherent value.
  14. implanted by nature; intrinsic, innate; involved in the constitution or essential character; belonging by nature or habit.
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  16. sticking within, an internal quality
  17. The instruction deals purely with registers.