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extensionality

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.11 in modern English

Syllables
ex-ten-sion-al-i-ty
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
6
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The principle that objects are equal if and only if their observed properties are the same, regardless of internal processes that lead to those properties.

Uncountable

noun

The principle that functions are equal if and only if they operate on the same domain and for any given element of the domain the result of each of the functions is the same.

Uncountable

noun

The principle, codified in the axiom of extensionality, that sets are equal if and only if they contain the same elements.

Uncountable

Etymology

From extensional + -ity.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

extensionalities (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

extensionalism

Questions

What does extensionality mean?
The principle that objects are equal if and only if their observed properties are the same, regardless of internal processes that lead to those properties.
Where does extensionality come from?
From extensional + -ity.

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