different between intension vs comprehension

English

Etymology

From Latin int?nsi? (“straining, effort; intensifying”), from int?nsus (“stretched”), perfect passive participle of intend? (“strain or stretch toward”) .

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?n?t?n??n/
• Homophone: intention

Noun

intension (plural intensions)

1. intensity or the act of becoming intense .
2. (logic, semantics) Any property or quality connoted by a word, phrase or other symbol, contrasted with actual instances in the real world to which the term applies.

   • This law is, that the intension of our knowledge is in the inverse ratio of its extension.

3. (dated) A straining, stretching, or bending; the state of being strained.

   the intension of a musical string

Usage notes

Not to be confused with intention.

Translations

Derived terms

• intensional

Related terms

• extension
• comprehension

References

Venetian

Alternative forms

• intenzion

Etymology

Compare Italian intenzione

Noun

intension f (invariable)

1. intention, aim, purpose

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French compréhension, from Latin comprehensi? (“taking together”), from com- (“with, together”) +? prehend? (“take”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /k?mp???h?n?n?/
• (US) IPA^(key): /k?mp???h?n?n?/

Noun

comprehension (countable and uncountable, plural comprehensions)

1. thorough understanding
2. (logic) The totality of intensions, that is, attributes, characters, marks, properties, or qualities, that the object possesses, or else the totality of intensions that are pertinent to the context of a given discussion.
3. (programming) A compact syntax for generating a list in some functional programming languages.
4. (Christianity) The inclusion of nonconformists within the Church of England.

Synonyms

• understanding

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