intensional definition
noun1
Human sciences, Linguistics, Sciences, Semantics A definition that gives the meaning of a term by specifying all the properties of the things to which the term applies.
- Related terms
- extensional definition
noun
Human sciences, Linguistics, Sciences, Semantics A definition that gives the meaning of a term by specifying all the properties of the things to which the term applies.
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