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.The above text is a snippet from Wikipedia: Intension
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intension
Noun
- intensity or the act of becoming intense <ref name="american_heritage" />.
- 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.
- A straining, stretching, or bending; the state of being strained.
- the intension of a musical string
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