intension
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in·ten·sion 
[in-ten-shuhn] Pronunciation Key
[in-ten-shuhn] Pronunciation Key –noun
| 1. | intensification; increase in degree. |
| 2. | intensity; high degree. |
| 3. | relative intensity; degree. |
| 4. | exertion of the mind; determination. |
| 5. | 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). |
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| in·ten·sion
(ĭn-těn'shən) Pronunciation Key
n.
[Latin intēnsiō, intēnsiōn-, from intēnsus, stretched; see intense.] in·ten'sion·al adj. |
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| intension | |
noun | |
| what you must know in order to determine the reference of an expression |
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Intension
In*ten"sion\, n. [L. intensio: cf. F. intension. See Intend, and cf. Intention.]1. A straining, stretching, or bending; the state of being strained; as, the intension of a musical string. 2. Increase of power or energy of any quality or thing; intenseness; fervency. --Jer. Taylor. Sounds . . . likewise do rise and fall with the intension or remission of the wind. --Bacon. 3. (Logic & Metaph.) The collective attributes, qualities, or marks that make up a complex general notion; the comprehension, content, or connotation; -- opposed to extension, extent, or sphere. This law is, that the intension of our knowledge is in the inverse ratio of its extension. --Sir W. Hamilton.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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