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Intension

Intension Meaning & Definition
Intension Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Intension?

[n] what you must know in order to determine the reference of an expression

Synonyms | Synonyms for Intension: connotation

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See Also | import | meaning | significance | signification

Intension In Webster's Dictionary

\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.

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