Associations to the word «Intensional»

Wiktionary

INTENSIONAL, adjective. Of or pertaining to intension.
INTENSIONAL DEFINITION, noun. (semantics) A definition that gives the meaning of a term by specifying all the properties of the things to which the term applies.
INTENSIONAL LOGIC, noun. (logic) A formal deductive system able to represent the distinction between intension and extension of a term.

Dictionary definition

INTENSIONAL, adjective. Used of the set of attributes that distinguish the referents of a given word.

Wise words

We cannot always control our thoughts, but we can control our words, and repetition impresses the subconscious, and we are then master of the situation.
Florence Scovel Shinn