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extensionally

extensionally adverb: in terms or by means of extension.

Adverb

extensionally (not comparable)

  1. In terms or by means of extension.
    • As a consequence of these two points, the burden would seem to be on the proponent of (MM) to defend the position that the two modalities are in fact extensionally equivalent, and only notionally distinct.2008 January 3, Anand Vaidya, “Modal Rationalism and Modal Monism”, in Erkenntnis, volume 68, number 2, →DOI

Antonyms of extensionally

Origin of extensionally

From extensional + -ly.

Questions about extensionally

What does extensionally mean?
Extensionally means in terms or by means of extension.
What part of speech is extensionally?
Extensionally is an adverb.

Words near extensionally in the dictionary

  1. extensionalisms
  2. extensionalist
  3. extensionalists
  4. extensionalities
  5. extensionality
  6. extensionally
  7. extensionist
  8. extensionists
  9. extensionless
  10. extensionlessness
  11. extensions

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