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Intension

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…

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Logical valueMathematical logic
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Intension

Nodes43
Edges42
Triples17
Avg. degree1.95
Density0.046512
Components1

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Intension

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related to External links · 7
Intension → Chalmers, David, Intensionality, Intentionality, On Sense, Rapaport, William
related to Extensional statement form · 4
Intension → All, An, Substitution, The
related to Intensional statement form · 3
Intension → An, Here, That
see also · 3
Intension → Description, ExtensionalityIntensional, Sense

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intensional word statement co-extensive logical value instance expressions extension mark twain always form extensional aristotle stargazing meaning terms term logic

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Intensionrelated to Extensional statement formAn0.60section
Intensionrelated to Extensional statement formSubstitution0.60section
Intensionrelated to Extensional statement formAll0.60section
Intensionrelated to Extensional statement formThe0.60section
Intensionrelated to External linksChalmers0.60section
Intensionrelated to External linksDavid0.60section
Intensionrelated to External linksOn Sense0.60section
Intensionrelated to External linksRapaport0.60section
Intensionrelated to External linksWilliam0.60section
Intensionrelated to External linksIntensionality0.60section
Intensionrelated to External linksIntentionality0.60section
Intensionrelated to Intensional statement formAn0.60section

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