Editing Intension (section)

{{Short description|Property or quality connoted by a word, phrase, or another symbol}}
{{about|referential context|the identically pronounced term referring to a future commitment|Intention|the state of having intension|intentionality|the song|Intension (song)}}
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In any of several fields of study that treat the use of signs—for example, in [[linguistics]], [[logic]], [[mathematics]], [[semantics]], [[semiotics]], and [[philosophy of language]]—an '''intension''' is any [[Property (philosophy)|property]] or [[Quality (philosophy)|quality]] [[Connotation#Logic|connoted]] by a [[word]], [[phrase]], or another symbol.<ref>{{cite book|page=117|author=Antony Flew|author-link=Antony Flew|date=1979|title=Dictionary of Philosophy}}</ref> In the case of a word, the word's [[definition]] often implies an intension. For instance, the intensions of the word ''[[plant]]'' include properties such as "being composed of [[cellulose]] (not always true)", "alive", and "organism", among others. A ''[[comprehension (logic)|comprehension]]'' is the collection of all such intensions.