− | In [[linguistics]], [[logic]], [[philosophy]], and other fields, an '''intension''' is any property or [[quality]] connoted by a [[word]], [[phrase]] or other [[symbol]]. In the case of a [[word]], it is often implied by the word's [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Definition definition]. The term may also refer to all such intensions [[collectively]], although the term [[comprehension]] is [[technically]] more correct for this. | + | In [[linguistics]], [[logic]], [[philosophy]], and other fields, an '''intension''' is any property or [[quality]] connoted by a [[word]], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phrase phrase] or other [[symbol]]. In the case of a [[word]], it is often implied by the word's [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Definition definition]. The term may also refer to all such intensions [[collectively]], although the term [[comprehension]] is [[technically]] more correct for this. |
| The [[meaning]] of a [[word]] can be [[thought]] of as the bond between the [[idea]] or [[thing]] the [[word]] refers to and the word itself. Swiss linguist [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferdinand_de_Saussure Ferdinand de Saussure] [[contrasts]] three [[concepts]]: | | The [[meaning]] of a [[word]] can be [[thought]] of as the bond between the [[idea]] or [[thing]] the [[word]] refers to and the word itself. Swiss linguist [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferdinand_de_Saussure Ferdinand de Saussure] [[contrasts]] three [[concepts]]: |