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- Dictionaryintension/ɪnˈtɛnʃ(ə)n/
noun
- 1. the internal content of a concept.
- 2. resolution or determination. archaic
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Intension sounds like "intention," and it's just one letter off, but it means something else. It's a term used in logic and linguistics to refer to the concept that a word evokes. Intension is a common misspelling of intention, but the two words shouldn't be confused. If you're talking about an aim or purpose, then you want intention.
something that you want and plan to do; an aim: [ U ] I have no intention of selling this house. [ C ] He had good intentions (= He meant to be kind), but unfortunately things just didn’t work out. (Definition of intention from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of intention. intention.
Intension definition: intensification; increase in degree.. See examples of INTENSION used in a sentence.
the set of characteristics or properties by which the referent or referents of a given word are determined: thus, the intension of marsupial is the set containing the characteristics suckling its young and having a pouch. Compare extension (sense 11a)
noun. in· ten· sion in-ˈten (t)-shən. 1. : intensity. 2. : connotation sense 3. intensional. in-ˈten (t)-shə-nᵊl. -ˈtench-nəl. adjective. intensionality. in-ˌten (t)-shə-ˈna-lə-tē. noun. intensionally. in-ˈten (t)-shə-nᵊl-ē. -ˈtench-nə-lē. adverb. Word History. First Known Use. 1604, in the meaning defined at sense 1. Time Traveler.
The meaning of INTENTION is what one intends to do or bring about. How to use intention in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Intention.
in·ten·sion. (ĭn-tĕn′shən) n. 1. The state or quality of being intense; intensity. 2. The act of becoming intense or more intense; intensification. 3. Logic The sum of the attributes contained in a term.
