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Inavarietyofcontexts,exogenyorexogeneity(fromGreekexo,meaning"outside",andgignomai,
meaning"toproduce")isthefactofanactionorobjectoriginatingexternally.Itcontrastswithendogenyor
endogeneity,thefactofbeinginfluencedwithinasystem.
Inaneconomicmodel,anexogenouschangeisonethatcomesfromoutsidethemodelandis
unexplainedbythemodel.Forexample,inthesimplesupplyanddemandmodel,achangein
consumertastesorpreferencesisunexplainedbythemodelandalsoleadstoendogenouschangesin
demandthatleadtochangesintheequilibriumprice.Similarly,achangeintheconsumer'sincomeis
givenoutsidethemodelbutaffectsdemand.Putanotherway,anexogenouschangeinvolvesan
alterationofavariablethatisautonomous,i.e.,unaffectedbytheworkingsofthemodel.
Inlinearregression,anexogenousvariableisindependentoftherandomerrorterminthelinear
model.
Inbiology,anexogenouscontrastagentinmedicalimagingforexample,isaliquidinjectedintothe
patientintravenouslythatenhancesvisibilityofapathology,suchasatumor.Anexogenousfactoris
anymaterialthatispresentandactiveinanindividualorganismorlivingcellbutthatoriginated
outsideofthatorganism,asopposedtoanendogenousfactor.
Exogenousfactorsinmedicineincludebothpathogensandtherapeutics.
DNAintroducedtocellsviatransfectionorviralinfection(transduction)isanexogenous
factor.
Carcinogensareexogenousfactors.
Ingeography,exogenousprocessesalltakeplaceoutsidetheEarthandalltheotherplanets.
Weathering,erosion,transportationandsedimentationarethemainexogenousprocesses.
Inattentionalpsychology,exogenousstimuliareexternalstimuliwithoutconsciousintention.[1]An
exampleofthisisattentiondrawntoaflashinglightintheperipheryofvision.
Inludology,thestudyofgames,anexogenousitemisanythingoutsidethegameitself.Thereforean
iteminamassivelymultiplayeronlinegamewouldhaveexogenousvalueifpeoplewerebuyingit
withrealworldmoneyratherthaningamecurrency(thoughitsingamecostwouldbeendogenous).
Inmaterialsscience,anexogenouspropertyofasubstanceisderivedfromoutsideorexternal
influences,suchasananodopedmaterial.
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Inphilosophy,theoriginsofexistenceofself,ortheidentityofself,emanatingfrom,orsustaining,
outsideofthenaturalorinfluencedrealm,isexogenous.

Seealso
Endogenous
Endogenousgrowththeory
Exogenousgrowthmodel

References
1. Posner,M.I.(1980),Orientingofattention.QuarterlyJournalofExperimentalPsychology,32:325.

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