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externality
/ɛkstɚˈnælɪti/
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What does externality mean?
noun
- The state of being external or externalized.
- A thing that is external relative to something else.
- An impact, positive or negative, on any party not involved in a given economic transaction or act.
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IPA pronunciation
/ɛkstɚˈnælɪti/
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Such periods may embody in their literatures a large amount of thought,--thought which is conversant with the externality of things; but that of itself will not constitute a noble literature, however perfect the forms in which it may be embodied, and the general sense of the civilized world, independently of any theories of literature, will not regard such a literature as noble.