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(in ten′s̸hən)

noun

intentness; determination
intensification
the quality of being intense; intensity or degree of intensity
Logic the properties possessed by all the objects in a term's extension; connotation

Origin: L intensio < intensus, pp. of intendere: see intend

Related Forms:

intensional adjective

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noun

The state or quality of being intense; intensity.
The act of becoming intense or more intense; intensification.
Logic The sum of the attributes contained in a term.

Origin:

Origin: Latin intēnsiō, intēnsiōn-

Origin: , from intēnsus, stretched; see intense

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Related Forms:

in·tenˈsion·al adjective

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