Intension

Origin

From Latin intēnsiō ("straining, effort; intensifying"), from intēnsus ("stretched"), perfect passive participle of intendō ("strain or stretch toward")

"intension" (The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition, 2000)

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Full definition of intension

Noun

1. intensity or the act of becoming intense .
• Francis BaconSounds ... likewise do rise and fall with the intension or remission of the wind.
2. (logic, semantics) Any property or quality connoted by a word, phrase or other symbol, contrasted to actual instances in the real world to which the term applies.
• Sir W. HamiltonThis law is, that the intension of our knowledge is in the inverse ratio of its extension.
3. (dated) A straining, stretching, or bending; the state of being strained.the intension of a musical string

Usage notes

Not to be confused with intention.

Derived terms

• intensional

Related terms

• extension
• comprehension