[in-ten-shuh
n] 
| 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). |
| in·ten·sion (ĭn-těn'shən) n.
[Latin intēnsiō, intēnsiōn-, from intēnsus, stretched; see intense.] in·ten'sion·al adj. |
intension
in logic, correlative words that indicate the reference of a term or concept: "intension" indicates the internal content of a term or concept that constitutes its formal definition; and "extension" indicates its range of applicability by naming the particular objects that it denotes. For instance, the intension of "ship" as a substantive is "vehicle for conveyance on water," whereas its extension embraces such things as cargo ships, passenger ships, battleships, and sailing ships. The distinction between intension and extension is not the same as that between connotation and denotation.
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