extensional
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- adjective
- /ɪkˈstɛnʃənl/
- Specialized
- As an instance, to give an extensional definition of the word "good" is to point to examples of the sorts of behavior it stands for.
- extensional and intensional
- extensional semantics
- extensional narrative
Examples
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When teaching vocabulary, using extensional definitions helps students understand by showing clear examples.
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More significantly, we usually demand more than mere extensional adequacy from our definitions.
Blog text (2) -
The T-sentence criterion only tests for extensional adequacy of a definition.
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The gray-colored row in Table 1 emphasizes the mixture of intensional and extensional elements in semantic information retrieval.
Academic text (2000) -
The database includes the extensional description of the accounting object system (i.e., the actual data occurrences) and corresponds with the inner ellipse in Figure 2.
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An extensional definition of a term lists all the specific examples it includes, like naming fruits to define 'apple'.
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To explain the concept of 'vehicle', an extensional approach would involve pointing out different types, such as cars, buses, and bikes.
How Extensional
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Extensional comes from the same root as extend and extension, which mean 'to stretch out'. So an extensional definition 'stretches out' the idea into a list by naming every object or member, which is why it lists each item instead of describing shared properties.