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intension

Pronunciation: /ɪnˈtɛnʃ(ə)n/

Definition of intension

noun

1 Logic the internal content of a concept. Often contrasted with extension.

2 [mass noun] archaic resolution or determination.

Derivatives

intensional
intensionally

Origin:

early 17th century (also in the sense 'straining, stretching'): from Latin intensio(n-), from intendere (see intend). intension (sense 1) dates from the mid 19th century