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- DictionaryIn·ten·sion/inˈtenSHən/
noun
- 1. the internal content of a concept.
- 2. resolution or determination. archaic
Intension sounds like "intention," and it's just one letter off, but it means something else. It's a term used in logic and linguistics to refer to the concept that a word evokes. Intension is a common misspelling of intention, but the two words shouldn't be confused.
noun. in· ten· sion in-ˈten (t)-shən. 1. : intensity. 2. : connotation sense 3. intensional. in-ˈten (t)-shə-nᵊl. -ˈtench-nəl.
In any of several fields of study that treat the use of signs—for example, in linguistics, logic, mathematics, semantics, semiotics, and philosophy of language—an intension is any property or quality connoted by a word, phrase, or another symbol.
Intension definition: intensification; increase in degree.. See examples of INTENSION used in a sentence.
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
1. a. : what one intends to do or bring about. b. : the object for which a prayer, mass, or pious act is offered. 2. : a determination to act in a certain way : resolve. 3. intentions plural : purpose with respect to marriage. 4. : import, significance. 5. : a process or manner of healing of incised wounds. 6. : concept.
in·ten·sion. (ĭn-tĕn′shən) n. 1. The state or quality of being intense; intensity. 2. The act of becoming intense or more intense; intensification. 3. Logic The sum of the attributes contained in a term.
Noun. Singular: intension. Plural: intensions. Origin of Intension. From Latin intēnsiō (“straining, effort; intensifying”), from intēnsus (“stretched”), perfect passive participle of intendō (“strain or stretch toward”) . From Wiktionary.
An intention is idea that you plan (or intend) to carry out. If you mean something, it's an intention. Your goal, purpose, or aim is your intention. It's something you mean to do, whether you pull it off or not.
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)
