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intensional definition

intensional definition noun: a definition that gives the meaning of a term by specifying all the properties of the things to which the term applies.

Noun

intensional definition (plural intensional definitions)

  1. A definition that gives the meaning of a term by specifying all the properties of the things to which the term applies.

Forms of intensional definition

pluralintensional definitions

Questions about intensional definition

What does intensional definition mean?
Intensional definition means a definition that gives the meaning of a term by specifying all the properties of the things to which the term applies.
What part of speech is intensional definition?
Intensional definition is a noun.
What is the plural of intensional definition?
The plural of intensional definition is intensional definitions.

Words near intensional definition in the dictionary

  1. intensimetric
  2. intensimetry
  3. intensiometric
  4. intension
  5. intensional
  6. intensional definition
  7. intensional definitions
  8. intensional fallacies
  9. intensional fallacy
  10. intensional logic
  11. intensional logics

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