intension
- noun
- /ɪnˈtɛnʃən/
- Specialized
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intensión
- Understanding the intension behind a word can help clarify its meaning in different contexts.
Examples
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A definition of a concept is also called the intension of the concept.
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Condition (b) requires knowing all possible instances (extension) of both norms, probably by interpretative support of the norms' intensions.
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The usual way of interpreting terms or sentences is to use the intension to part the actual from the only possible extension.
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The extension of a concept consists of all the actual objects the definition applies to. For example, the intension of the object Sale defines the common characteristics of Sale (also known as attributes), the relationships the object Sale is involved in, supertypes and subtypes of Sale, and constraints that apply to Sale.
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To sum this up, in order to test whether one norm is a specification of another norm, one needs to know at least four things: the precise wording of the initial norm, the precise wording of the other (specified) norm, an interpretation of the initial norm (its extension and in most cases its intension), and an interpretation of the other (specified) norm.
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The intension of the term 'bachelor' includes being unmarried and male.
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In philosophy, the intension of a concept refers to the qualities that distinguish it from other concepts.
Synonyms
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The meaning or importance of something
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word intension comes from Latin parts in- ('in') and a root meaning 'to stretch', the same root you meet in tension and intense. A helpful way to remember it is to think of an 'inward stretch', the inner qualities a word or concept must have, which is why intension means the internal meaning or properties of a concept.