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extrinsic
(redirected from extrinsic factor)

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extrinsic adjective accessory, added, additional, alien, apart, applied from without, collateral, contingent, derived from without, exterior, external, extra, extraneous, extrinsical, foreign, incidental, irrelevant, nonessential, peripheral, secondary, separate, strange, subordinate, subsidiary, supplemental, unessential
Associated concepts: extrinsic agreements, extrinsic ambiiuity, extrinsic circumstances, extrinsic evidence, extrinsic facts, extrinsic fraud, extrinsic mistake
See also: alien, extraneous, foreign, incidental, nonessential, unessential, unnecessary

EVIDENCE, EXTRINSIC. External evidence, or that which is not contained in the body of an agreement, contract, and the like.
     2. It is a general rule that extrinsic evidence cannot be admitted to contradict, explain, vary or change the terms of a contract or of a will, except in a latent ambiguity, or to rebut a resulting trust. 14 John. 1; 1 Day, R. 8; 6 Conn. 270.



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Overall, the participants of the current study indicate they are better students because they are empowered by their school community to set their own goals, however, extrinsic factors seem to play a greater role in the amount of effort the participants put forth in accomplishing their goals.
Students' perceptions of student-led conferences by Lewis, Christine / Academic Exchange Quarterly
Many of these employers were in denial, thought that their fortunes would shift, or blamed things on not wholly blameless extrinsic factors, and so didn't come to grips with the issue in a timely manner.
Avoiding the spiral by Vasilash, Gary S. / Automotive Design & Production
In the original conception of this study, motivators were dichotomized into intrinsic and extrinsic factors.
The motivations of first-semester Hispanic two-year college students by Santos, Minerva / Community College Review
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