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| in·ten·sion [ in ténshən ] (plural in·ten·sions) |
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| Definition: |
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1. logic meaning of expression: the meaning of an expression as opposed to what it refers to. The intension of the word "human" is the property of being human, whereas it has as its reference, or extension, human beings as a group.
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2.
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formal
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Same as intensity (sense 1)
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| [Early 17th century. < Latin intension-< intensus (see intense)] |
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  in·ten·sion·al adjective |
| in·ten·sion·al·ly adverb |
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