persay

Adverb

per se (not comparable)

1. Without determination by or involvement of extraneous factors; by its very nature.
   • Near-synonyms: by definition, by nature, essentially, in essence, ipso facto, intrinsically; see also Thesaurus:intrinsically

   Synonyms:

   by itself, in itself, in and of itself, as such, sui generis, by definition, by nature, essentially, in essence, ipso facto

2. (nonstandard, more loosely) In a true or literal sense; as one would expect from the name or description.
   • It's not a museum per se, but they do have some interesting artefacts.

   Synonyms:

   exactly, strictly speaking, sensu stricto, stricto sensu, truly

3. As the principle of its own determination and positing itself.
   • Everything not applying per se in one of these two senses is called an accident.1988, J. van Rijen, Aspects of Aristotle’s Logic of Modalities, page 137
4. Not leaving discretion to the judge to take into account additional factors that could rebut the judgment, deriving the qualification from the statute.
   • The law makes drunk driving illegal per se.

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