(of a predicate) incapable of explanation solely in terms of the set of objects to which it is applicable; requiring explanation in terms of meaning or understanding
Compare extensional, See also opaque context, Electra paradox
Derived forms
intensionally (inˈtensionally)
adverb
Examples of 'intensional' in a sentence
intensional
We have built configurative and categorical discriminating models differing by formal and intensional characteristics.
Y A Chudina 2013, 'Discriminating Models of Different Sized Color Geometric Figures', RUDN Journal of Psychology and Pedagogicshttp://journals.rudn.ru/psychology-pedagogics/article/view/7807. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
In the paper we consider intensional aspects of the notion of data.
Mykola Nikitchenko, Alexey Chentsov 2012, 'Basics of Intensionalized Data: Presets, Sets, and Nominats', Computer Science Journal of Moldovahttp://www.math.md/files/csjm/v20-n3/v20-n3-(pp334-365).pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
This intensional level consists of functions taking only possible worlds as input and giving the extension as output.
Godden, Kurt 1979, 'Attributive And Referential Uses Of Basic Syntactic Constituents 1', Kansas Working Papers in Linguisticshttp://hdl.handle.net/1808/657. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
We also give some hints towards a logical characterization of intensional strategies and propose a few challenging perspectives.
Tony Bourdier, Horatiu Cirstea, Daniel Dougherty, Hélène Kirchner 2010, 'Extensional and Intensional Strategies', Electronic Proceedings in Theoretical Computer Sciencehttp://arxiv.org/pdf/1001.4427v1. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
According to the author, it allows for the specific configuration of three levels of information: extensional, intensional and pragmatic.
Aleksander Kiklewicz 2018, 'Persuasion through Segmentation of News in the Russian Journalistic Services in Internet',Acta Universitatis Lodziensis. Folia Litteraria Polonicahttps://czasopisma.uni.lodz.pl/polonica/article/view/4020. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
However, an intensional definition gives the meaning of words by specifying the way they should be used.
Andrey Evgenyevich Bochkarev 2016, 'Ways and Means of Expressing Despair in the Russian Language Worldview', Vestnik Volgogradskogo Gosudarstvennogo Universiteta. Seriâ 2. Âzykoznaniehttps://l.jvolsu.com/index.php/en/component/attachments/download/1383. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)