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Everything about Intension

Property or quality connoted by a word, phrase, or another symbol

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. In the case of a word, the word's definition often implies an intension. For instance, the intensions of the word plant include properties such as "being composed of cellulose ", "alive", and "organism", among others. A comprehension is the collection of all such intensions. Wikipedia →

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  1. Read the overview: IntensionA 5-minute orientation
  2. Skim a recent paper: Unveiling ways to examine the purchase intension of green products in emerging marketsInfluential work since 2022
  3. Pick up a classic book: A manual of neonatal intensive careThe most-reprinted book on the subject
  4. Read the landmark paper: The effects of mall personality and fashion orientation on shopping value and mall patronage intensionCited 57 times
  5. Go sideways: Intensional logicA closely related topic
  6. Go sideways: Semantics (logic)A closely related topic

📖 Definitions

Noun Intensity or the act of becoming intense.

Noun Intensification.

Noun Any property or quality connoted by a word, phrase or other symbol, contrasted with actual instances in the real world to which the term applies.

Noun A straining, stretching, or bending; the state of being strained.

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🆕 Influential since 2022

📚 Books worth reading

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