subjective intension

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logic the associations that an expression has for an individual; the intension he believes it to have

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Words nearby subjective intension

subjectify, subjection, subjective, subjective complement, subjective idealism, subjective intension, subjectively, subjective sensation, subjective spirit, subjective symptom, subjectivism

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How to use subjective intension in a sentence

For one thing, the subjective/objective distinction is fundamental to Western notions of scholarship, and science itself.
What If Meditation Isn’t Good for You?|Jay Michaelson|November 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The whole goal is to create an effective experience of fear, which is subjective.
Sex, Blood, and Screaming: Blackout’s Dark Frights|Tim Teeman|October 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Unless you can find good criticism, which is hard to do, because you get too subjective.
Al Pacino Does What He Wants to Do: 'The Humbling,' Scorsese, and That 'Scarface' Remake|Alex Suskind|September 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The subjective and unverifiable nature of pain is one of the most challenging aspects of managing it.
DEA's Painkiller Crackdown Too Little, Too Late?|Russell Saunders|August 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST

These results, of course, are subjective and totally unscientific.
Are Water Filters B.S.?|Michael Schulson|August 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
They were not pretenders and quacks; they were sceptics who denied subjective truths, and labored for outward advantage.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume I|John Lord
He did not deny to ideas a subjective existence, but he did deny that they have an objective existence.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume I|John Lord
Let us put aside for a moment planetary and sidereal visions, which appear more subjective than objective.
Urania|Camille Flammarion
So far as we can learn, the benefit was entirely in the subjective symptoms of the patient.
The Propaganda for Reform in Proprietary Medicines, Vol. 1 of 2|Various
Mr. Melchers attacks whatever suits his particular mood, and his art is not suggestive of a subjective temperament.
Historic Fredericksburg|John T. Goolrick