"extensional definition" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: extensional definitions [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} extensional definition (plural extensional definitions)
  1. (semantics) A definition of a term that specifies its extension, that is, every object that falls under the definition. Wikipedia link: extensional definition Categories (topical): Semantics Related terms: intensional definition, enumerative definition
    Sense id: en-extensional_definition-en-noun-OBL7ptDP Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences, semantics

Inflected forms

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