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[ adjective ] existing as an essential constituent or characteristic
Synonyms Examples "the Ptolemaic system with its built-in concept of periodicity" "a constitutional inability to tell the truth" Used in print (Frank Oppenheimer, "Science and Fear-- A Discussion...)This and other fears of the solar_system have disappeared gradually , first , with the Ptolemaic_system and its built-in concept of periodicity and_then , more firmly , with the Newtonian innovation of an universal force that could account quantitatively for both terrestrial and celestial motions . Related terms |
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