different between externality vs outness

English

Etymology

external +? -ity

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?kst??næl?ti/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?kst??næl?ti/
• (General Australian) IPA^(key): /ekst??næl?ti/
• Rhymes: -æl?ti

Noun

externality (countable and uncountable, plural externalities)

1. (uncountable) The state of being external or externalized.
2. (countable) A thing that is external relative to something else.
3. (economics, countable) An impact, positive or negative, on any party not involved in a given economic transaction or act.

Derived terms

• network externality
• nonexternality

Translations

See also

• collateral damage

Further reading

• externality on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

English

Etymology 1

Possibly coined by George Berkeley for his 1709 Essay Towards a New Theory of Vision

Noun

outness (usually uncountable, plural outnesses)

1. (philosophy) The collective of things that are distinct from the observer.
2. (philosophy) The property of being distinct.

Synonyms

• (property): otherness, externality, (rare) outwardness

Etymology 2

Popularised by Lynne Pearlman in her 1989 thesis Theorizing Lesbian Oppression and the Politics of Outness in the Case of Waterman v. National Life Assurance

Noun

outness (uncountable)

1. The extent to which someone, particularly a lesbian, is open about her sexuality.

Anagrams

• tonuses