외연

Korean

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈwe̞(ː)jʌ̹n] ~ [ˈø̞(ː)jʌ̹n]
Phonetic hangul: [웨(ː)연/외(ː)연]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	oeyeon
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	oeyeon
McCune–Reischauer^?	oeyŏn
Yale Romanization^?	ōyyen

외연 • (oeyeon) (hanja 外延)

(logic, philosophy) scope, coverage; the specific entities that a concept, activity, etc., covers
Coordinate term: 내포(內包) (naepo)

사업 의 외연을 확장하다
sa'eob-ui oeyeon-eul hwakjanghada
to expand the scope of a company's activities

지식 의 외연을 넓히다
jisig-ui oeyeon-eul neolpida
to broaden the scope of one's knowledge
(loosely) the denotation; the outer form in opposition to the interior connotation
Coordinate term: 내포(內包) (naepo)