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Instrumental value (or extrinsic value, contributory value) is the value of objects, both physical objects and abstract objects, not as ends-in-themselves but a means of achieving something else. It is often contrasted with items of intrinsic value.<br />
It is studied in the field of value theory.<br />
An ethic good with instrumental value may be regarded as an ethic mean, not necessarily being an end in itself.