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in⋅ten⋅sion

  [in-ten-shuhn]
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–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).
Origin:
1595–1605; < L intēnsiōn- (s. of intēnsiō). See intense, -ion

Related forms:
in⋅ten⋅sion⋅al, adjective
in⋅ten⋅sion⋅al⋅ly, adverb
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in·ten·sion   (ĭn-těn'shən)   
n.  

  1. The state or quality of being intense; intensity.

  2. The act of becoming intense or more intense; intensification.

  3. Logic The sum of the attributes contained in a term.


[Latin intēnsiō, intēnsiōn-, from intēnsus, stretched; see intense.]
in·ten'sion·al adj.
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intensional philosophy
A description of properties, e.g. intensional equality, that relate to how an object is implemented as opposed to extensional properties which concern only how its output depends on its input.
(1995-01-12)

The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
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