intension
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Latin intēnsiō (“straining, effort; intensifying”), from intēnsus (“stretched”), perfect passive participle of intendō (“strain or stretch toward”) [1].
[edit] Noun
intension (plural intensions)
- intensity or the act of becoming intense [1].
- (logic, semantics) 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.
[edit] Usage notes
Not to be confused with intention.
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[edit] References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "intension" (The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition, 2000)
[edit] Venetian
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[edit] Etymology
Compare Italian intenzione
[edit] Noun
intension f. inv.
