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intension
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Intension
(gcide) | Intension \In*ten"sion\, n. [L. intensio: cf. F. intension. See
Intend, and cf. Intention.]
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1. A straining, stretching, or bending; the state of being
strained; as, the intension of a musical string.
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2. Increase of power or energy of any quality or thing;
intenseness; fervency. --Jer. Taylor.
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Sounds . . . likewise do rise and fall with the
intension or remission of the wind. --Bacon.
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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.
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This law is, that the intension of our knowledge is
in the inverse ratio of its extension. --Sir W.
Hamilton.
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intension
(wn) | intension
n 1: what you must know in order to determine the reference of
an expression [syn: intension, connotation] |
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intension
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intensional
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Cointension
(gcide) | Cointension \Co`in*ten"sion\, n.
The condition of being of equal in intensity; -- applied to
relations; as, 3:6 and 6:12 are relations of cointension.
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Cointension . . . is chosen indicate the equality of
relations in respect of the contrast between their
terms. --H. Spencer.
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intension
(wn) | intension
n 1: what you must know in order to determine the reference of
an expression [syn: intension, connotation] |
intensional
(wn) | intensional
adj 1: used of the set of attributes that distinguish the
referents of a given word |
intensional
(foldoc) | intensional
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.
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