Thomas Pynchon's new novel: 'Inherent Vice'

[Dave Monroe]

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> http://booksellers.dk.com/static/pdf/penguinpress-summer09.pdf

Inherent Vice

inherent vice: n. ~ The tendency of material to deteriorate due to the
essential instability of the components or interaction among
components.

SAA Glossary of Archival and Records Terminology

http://www.inherentvice.net/

inherent vice

Definition

Hidden defect (or the very nature) of a good or property which of
itself is the cause of (or contributes to) its deterioration, damage,
or wastage. Such characteristics or defects make the item an
unacceptable risk to a carrier or insurer. If the characteristic or
defect is not visible, and if the carrier or the insurer has not been
warned of it, neither of them may be liable for any claim arising
solely out of the inherent vice.

http://www.businessdictionary.com/definition/inherent-vice.html

Inherent Vice -- The inherent physical properties of goods which may
cause them to suffer deterioration or damage without outside
influence. (For example: spontaneous combustion, rust etc.)

http://www.teachmefinance.com/Financial_Terms/inherent_vice.html

U.s.w., et soforthiam ...