intension

[In*ten·sion]

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.

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A straining, stretching, or bending; the state of being strained; as, the intension of a musical string.

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n.
A straining, stretching, or bending; the state of being strained; as, the intension of a musical string.

n.
Increase of power or energy of any quality or thing; intenseness; fervency.

n.
The collective attributes, qualities, or marks that make up a complex general notion; the comprehension, content, or connotation; -- opposed to extension, extent, or sphere.


Intension

In*ten"sion , n. [L. intensio: cf. F. intension. See Intend, and cf. Intention.] 1. A straining, stretching, or bending; the state of being strained; as, the intension of a musical string. 2. Increase of power or energy of any quality or thing; intenseness; fervency. Jer. Taylor.
Sounds . . . likewise do rise and fall with the intension or remission of the wind.
3. (Logic & Metaph.) The collective attributes, qualities, or marks that make up a complex general notion; the comprehension, content, or connotation; -- opposed to extension, extent, or sphere.
This law is, that the intension of our knowledge is in the inverse ratio of its extension.

A straining, stretching, or bending; the state of being strained; as, the intension of a musical string.

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