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  • 21Intension et extension —  Pour l’article homophone, voir Intention. L intension (ou compréhension chez les auteurs les plus anciens) et l extension sont des concepts logiques qui ont été utilisés par la philosophie ancienne et médiévale, ainsi, qu aujourd hui, par… …

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  • 22intension and extension — ▪ logic and semantics       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… …

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  • 23intension — noun Date: 1604 1. intensity 2. connotation 3 • intensional adjective • intensionality noun • intensionally adverb …

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  • 24intension — noun a) intensity or the act of becoming intense <ref name= american heritage />. b) Any property or quality connoted by a word, phrase or other symbol, contrasted to actual instances in the real world to which the term applies. See Also:… …

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  • 25Intension — In|ten|si|on die; , en <aus lat. intensio »Spannung«>: 1. Anspannung; Eifer; Kraft. 2. Sinn, Inhalt einer Aussage (Logik); Ggs. ↑Extension …

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  • 26intension — in·ten·sion || ɪn tenʃn n. connotation, meaning of an expression or term contrary to what it refers to; intensity; intensification …

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  • 27intension — noun 1》 Logic the internal content of a concept. Often contrasted with extension. 2》 archaic resolution or determination. Derivatives intensional adjective intensionally adverb Origin C17: from L. intensio(n ), from intendere (see intend) …

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  • 28intension — in·ten·sion …

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  • 29intension — in•ten•sion [[t]ɪnˈtɛn ʃən[/t]] n. 1) intensification; increase in degree 2) intensity; high degree 3) relative intensity; degree 4) exertion of the mind; determination 5) pho logic the set of attributes belonging to all and only those things to… …

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  • 30intension — /ɪnˈtɛnʃən/ (say in tenshuhn) noun 1. intensification; increase in degree. 2. intensity; high degree. 3. relative intensity; degree. 4. exertion of the mind; determination. 5. Logic the sum of the attributes contained in a concept or connoted by… …