exogenous (adj) - growing, produced, or originating from outside a specific system or organism; externally derived (also exogenic) [ek-soj-uh-nuhs]
BREAKDOWN: EXO- (outer) + -GENOUS (producing)
See also: disingenuous, engender, indigenous, progeny
“Technology is not an exogenous force over which we have no control. We are not constrained by a binary choice between “accept and live with it” and “reject and live without it”. Instead, take dramatic technological change as an invitation to reflect about who we are and how we see the world.” —Klaus Schwab
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