Inherent comes from the Latin inhaerens , a conjugation of the verb inhaerere ( "to remain united" ). The concept is used to name that which, due to its natural conditions, is impossible to separate from something since it is linked in an indivisible way to that.
For example: “You can't expect a hungry lion not to try to eat you: it's something inherent to its instinct,” “The installation is free since it's inherent to the service,” “You're wrong, it's not something inherent to me,” “I just had a bad day.”
Human rights, inherent to people
Human rights are those inherent to human beings. This means that all people enjoy these rights , regardless of any particular factor (nationality, religion, race, sexual orientation, social class, etc.). These are rights that have nothing to do with current legislation, but are linked to the human condition. Furthermore, no one can renounce them or transfer them.
Therefore, people cannot be separated from these rights, since these freedoms and powers are inherent to their being. No authority can violate a human right in a legal or justified manner.
The concept in grammar and chemistry
In the field of grammar , inherent properties are those that are part of a grammatical unit regardless of the relationships that it may develop within the framework of a sentence. The term “window” has as its inherent property the feminine gender, regardless of the sentence in which it appears: “The window was broken by a ball.”
For chemistry , inherent chirality allows us to categorize molecules and complexes that have an asymmetry dependent on the existence of a curvature within their structural system.
Inherent risk
In a business system there are several subsystems, which are those elements that make it up; They are: people, material, environment and equipment.
These subsystems are interrelated and must interact harmoniously with each other, so that the entire system functions correctly and can achieve the goals it has set. When a problem occurs that affects the performance of one of these parties, an inherent risk is said to occur. It is called that because it alters the normal functioning of the entire system.
All subsystems have specific risks that they must face and resolve in a controlled manner to prevent them from affecting the others; When this risk is not managed and results in losses in the system, it becomes an inherent risk.
Danger of inevitable losses
It is worth mentioning that any activity, even total immobility, carries many risks. But what exactly is called risk ? To the probability of a danger that will inevitably cause losses in the company ; It can also be defined as the potential for losses that is associated with productive activity. When this risk is uncontrolled, achieving the set objectives is almost impossible.
It is important to keep in mind that risks can be classified as pure or speculative . The first are those that do not leave room for the possibility of winning, while the second leave the door open for both a positive and a negative result.
A speculative risk, for example, is that which exists when betting , where the result depends absolutely on chance. Pure risk, on the other hand, is the one that exists in all companies and the only possibility it offers is to lose or not lose, but never to win .
In turn, pure risk can be divided into inherent or built-in . The inherent is that which cannot be separated from the situation that exists and is closely linked to the activity that is carried out and related to all the subsystems that make up said company .