INTENSION

Intension

In linguistics, logic, philosophy, and other fields, an intension is any property or quality connoted by a word, phrase, or another symbol. In the case of a word, the word's definition often implies an intension. The term may also refer to all such intensions collectively, although the term comprehension is technically more correct for this.

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intension

Noun

  1. intensity or the act of becoming intense <ref name="american_heritage" />.
  2. Any property or quality connoted by a word, phrase or other symbol, contrasted to actual instances in the real world to which the term applies.
  3. A straining, stretching, or bending; the state of being strained.
    the intension of a musical string


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