ex·ter·nal·i·ty ( k st r-n l  -t )n. pl. ex·ter·nal·i·ties 1. The condition or quality of being external or externalized. 2. a. Something that is external. b. An incidental condition that may affect a course of action: "Our economic system treats environmental degradation as an externality  a cost that does not enter into the conventional arithmetic that determines how we use our resources" (Barry Commoner). |
externality [ˌɛkstɜːˈnælɪtɪ]
n pl -ties
1. the state or condition of being external
2. something external
3. (Philosophy) Philosophy the quality of existing independently of a perceiving mind
4. (Economics) an economic effect that results from an economic choice but is not reflected in market prices
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| Noun | 1. | externality - the quality or state of being outside or directed toward or relating to the outside or exterior; "the outwardness of the world" worldliness - concern with worldly affairs to the neglect of spiritual needs; "he disliked the worldliness of many bishops around him" spatial relation, position - the spatial property of a place where or way in which something is situated; "the position of the hands on the clock"; "he specified the spatial relations of every piece of furniture on the stage" |
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