per se
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishper seper se /ˌpɜː ˈseɪ $ ˌpɜːr ˈsiː, -ˈseɪ, ˌper ˈseɪ/ adverb formal XXused to say that something is being considered alone, not with other connected things The color of the shell per se does not affect the quality of the egg.Examples from the Corpusper se• Money per se is not the main reason that people change careers.Origin per se (1500-1600) Latin “by itself”