intension
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).
Origin of intension
1Other words from intension
- in·ten·sion·al, adjective
- in·ten·sion·al·ly, adverb
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British Dictionary definitions for intension
/ (ɪnˈtɛnʃən) /
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 (def. 11a)
Compare subjective intension
a rare word for intensity, determination
a rare word for intensification: See intensification
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