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Intrinsic and extrinsic properties
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Look up <i>intrinsic</i>, <i>extrinsic</i>, or <i>innate</i> in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. <p>In <a href="/facts/Science/IJoaD7rs">science</a> and <a href="/facts/Engineering/RFVg8H3I">engineering</a>, an intrinsic property is a <a href="/facts/Property_(philosophy)/mejP0slr">property</a> of a specified subject that exists itself or within the subject. An extrinsic property is not essential or inherent to the subject that is being characterized. For example, <a href="/facts/Mass/HHdc8XmF">mass</a> is an intrinsic property of any <a href="/facts/Physical_object/WhqjK6xo">physical object</a>, whereas <a href="/facts/Weight/9NMHCsQd">weight</a> is an extrinsic property that depends on the strength of the <a href="/facts/Gravitational_field/K1uTmJFy">gravitational field</a> in which the object is placed. </p>