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intension
[ in-ten-shuhn ]
noun
- intensification; increase in degree.
- intensity; high degree.
- relative intensity; degree.
- exertion of the mind; determination.
- Logic. (of a term) the set of attributes belonging to all and only those things to which the given term is correctly applied; connotation; comprehension. Compare extension ( def 12 ).
intension
/ ɪnˈtɛnʃən /
noun
- logic
- the set of characteristics or properties by which the referent or referents of a given word are determined: thus, the intension of marsupial is the set containing the characteristics suckling its young and having a pouch Compare extension
- Compare subjective intension
- a rare word for intensity determination
- a rare word for intensification See intensification
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Other Words From
- in·tension·al adjective
- in·tension·al·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins
Origin of intension1
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Example Sentences
From this arises the distinctive terms known as the content, extension and intension of concepts, respectively.
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The technical name for any meaning which is thus individualized is intension.
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The distinction between connotation and denotation, extension and intension, applies only to general names.
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It was sayd of olde, that zeale was an Intension of love: of late, that it is a compound of love and anger, or indignation.
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As the intension increases the extension decreases, and vice versa.
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