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externality

externality

1 8.4
An outside part of something that you can see
  • noun
  • /ɛkˈstɜrnəlɪti/
translation icon : apariencia exterior
  • In particular, mental externalities are possible, which are purely states of mind.

Environment produces the externality, the outer of the Organism thereby produces the, the Organism as what it is.

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Examples

  • First, liquidity has positive networking externalities.

    Academic text (2005)
  • But everybody together is busy contributing this major externality to the world, which leads to a second little mental model.

  • An Overlooked Price Externality of Financial Intermediation.

    Blog text (20)
  • Well, this leads to a very deep question, which is can't all externality simply be internalized?

  • Mental externalities do not have many implications in the purely economic sphere.

    Academic text (1997)
  • There are arguments to make about aesthetic externalities as a form of nuisance, but David doesn't make them.

    Blog text (34)
  • The unemployed young people showed lower self-esteem and greater depressive affect, negative mood, and externality in locus of control than the employed.

    Academic text (1995)
  • The objects of Kant's externality are not subject to sceptical doubt, while Berkeley's external objects are subject to sceptical doubt.

    Blog text (20)
  • If we could couple a tax on "bad food"—defined, essentially, as food that contributes to the externality of higher health costs—and then eliminate other agricultural subsidies and trade barriers, this would be a net reduction in government intervention in the food/ag market and, yes, almost surely a good thing.

    Blog text (2)
  • The externality of pollution affects the health of nearby communities.

Synonyms

exterior
vsexternality
124 3.1

The outside part of something, like the walls of a house

is broader covering outward features and aspects beyond physical surface
outsideness
vsexternality
7.5

Being outside something rather than inside it

focuses on outward features or aspects rather than just the state
outness
vsexternality
9.0

Being outside or separate from other things so it is easy to notice

emphasizes visible outward aspects instead of mere existence outside
exteriority
vsexternality
9.9

Being on the outside of something, like a building or object

highlights outer features or appearance rather than abstract outside condition
outwardness
vsexternality
7.9

Being on or facing the outside of a place

notes focus on outward features or aspects rather than mere direction

Antonyms

1 8.9

The most important part inside something

How Internal

introspection
18 6.9
internality
  • Specialized
9.9
externality
1 8.4

Surface Forms

externality singular
externalities plural

Morphology

externality = external (transparent) = external + ity

Direct nominalization of 'external' with '-ity' meaning the state or quality of being external; this is straightforward for learners.

Etymology

Externality comes from external + -ity, where external means 'outside' and -ity makes a noun. So externality can mean the 'outside' part or the outside look of something, the feature you notice from outside.