Acting independently and self-directed, without direct outside control.
Natural examples
Die Forschungsgruppe entschied autonom über die Methoden ihrer Studie.
The research group independently chose its study methods.
Das Team arbeitet autonom an seinem Projekt.
Without outside direction, the team works on its project.
Der Musikverein plant autonom sein Jahresprogramm.
The music club plans its annual program independently.
Usage note
Here autonom describes independent decisions and work without direct outside control. It is attributive, predicative, and adverbial, and is not usually compared.
Mini-lesson: autonom
Acting independently and self-directed, without direct outside control. Here autonom describes independent decisions and work without direct outside control. It is attributive, predicative, and adverbial, and is not usually compared.
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