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self-generating

American  
[self-jen-uh-ray-ting, self-] / ˌsɛlfˈdʒɛn əˌreɪ tɪŋ, ˈsɛlf- /
Also self-generative

adjective

  1. producing from within itself.


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According to Sharp, “The rulers of governments and political systems are not omnipotent, nor do they possess self-generating power.”

From Salon ● Sep. 30, 2025

Notably, the system is self-generating, requiring no external power source or complex measuring devices for data recognition.

From Science Daily ● Feb. 22, 2024

"I would like to move to solar power with self-generating on site and be self-sufficient," said Carrington.

From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2023

Netflix, notoriously stingy on its figures, hasn’t released official viewership data on the series, but since its premiere in December, it has generated an avalanche of self-generating hype and content.

From The Guardian ● Feb. 18, 2020

Some of these influences are intra-communal and self-generating, such as the reconstructive impulses already examined.

From Catastrophe and Social Change Based Upon a Sociological Study of the Halifax Disaster by Samuel Henry Prince

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