Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

intensional

/ɪnˈtɛnʃənəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.55 in modern English

Syllables: in-ten-sion-al
IPA: /ɪnˈtɛnʃənəl/

11

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to intension.

Example Sentences

"These two treatments of the predicate are typical of the two traditions in traditional logic—the intensional and the extensional traditions. Logicians who can be counted among the intensional logicians are Gottfried Leibniz, Johann Lambert, William Hamilton, Stanley Jevons, and Hugh MacColl. Among the extensional logicians are George Boole, Augustus De Morgan, Charles Peirce, and John Venn."

Etymology

From intension + -al.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ɪnˈtɛnʃənəl/
British English: /ɪnˈtɛnʃənəl/

Derived Forms

intensionalism intensionalist intensionality intensionally

Phrases

intensional definition intensional fallacy intensional logic

Homonyms

intentional

Antonyms

extensional

Questions

How do you pronounce intensional?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɪnˈtɛnʃənəl/.
What does intensional mean?: Of or pertaining to intension.
Where does intensional come from?: From intension + -al.

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