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Definitions for Intension
[1] intensification; increase in degree.
[2] intensity; high degree.
[3] relative intensity; degree.
[4] exertion of the mind; determination.
[5] Logic . (of a term) the set of attributes belonging to all and only those things to which the given term is correctly applied; connotation; comprehension. Compare extension(def 12) .
[6] logic the set of characteristics or properties by which the referent or referents of a given word are determined: thus, the intension of marsupial is the set containing the characteristics suckling its young and having a pouch Compare extension (def. 11a) Compare subjective intension
[7] a rare word for intensity, determination
[8] a rare word for intensification See intensification
Words nearby Intension
intens, intens., intense, intensifier, intensify, intension, intensional, intensional object, intensitometer, intensity, intensive
Origin of Intension
First recorded in 1595–1605, intension is from the Latin word intēnsiōn- (stem of intēnsiō ). See intense, -ion
Other words from Intension
in·ten·sion·al , adjective
in·ten·sion·al·ly , adverb