Sekirov Dictionary

intrinsic

/ɪnˈtɹɪn.zɪk/

adjective 3
noun 2
forms 3

adjective3

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Innate, inherent, inseparable from the thing itself, essential.
- He was better qualified than they to estimate justly the intrinsic value of Grecian philosophy and refinement. — 1832
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Built-in.
- In addition to the Fortran operators that are intrinsic (built in), there may be user-defined operators in expressions. — 1997
Situated, produced, secreted in, or coming from inside an organ, tissue, muscle or member.

noun2

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A built-in function that is implemented directly by the compiler, without any intermediate call to a library.
- Crappy loops, we got them: Use vector intrinsics¶ For troublesome loops that just don't vectorize even with hints, vector intrinsics are another option. — 2021
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An ability possessed by a character and not requiring any external equipment.
- You can acquire the fire-resistance intrinsic by eating dragon meat.

forms

intrinsics · more intrinsic · most intrinsic

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