Intension refers to the set of all "possible" things a word could describe, extension to the set of all "actual" things the word describes.
By contrast, extension (or "denotation") refers to the set of all "actual" things the word describes. Intension refers to the set of all "possible" things a word could describe.
Intension refers to the set of all "possible" things a word could describe. By contrast, extension (or "denotation") refers to the set of all "actual" things the word describes.
Intension refers to the set of all "possible" things a word could describe. By contrast, extension (or "denotation") refers to the set of all "actual" things the word describes.