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Intension
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<p>In any of several fields of study that treat the use of signs—for example, in <a href="/facts/Linguistics/oQuamvf2">linguistics</a>, <a href="/facts/Logic/8JnpJLtt">logic</a>, <a href="/facts/Mathematics/pxTouaz4">mathematics</a>, <a href="/facts/Semantics/1L4WwLAP">semantics</a>, <a href="/facts/Semiotics/DuS3kK2g">semiotics</a>, and <a href="/facts/Philosophy_of_language/qwNCwF4W">philosophy of language</a>—an intension is any <a href="/facts/Property_(philosophy)/mejP0slr">property</a> or <a href="/facts/Quality_(philosophy)/4nLk0YgY">quality</a> <a href="/facts/Connotation/6GMwFTn9">connoted</a> by a <a href="/facts/Word/sD4KyoLF">word</a>, <a href="/facts/Phrase/mbnD0ksH">phrase</a>, or another symbol. In the case of a word, the word's <a href="/facts/Definition/5SlGKKDJ">definition</a> often implies an intension. For instance, the intensions of the word <i><a href="/facts/Plant/X5BMDMvS">plant</a></i> include properties such as "being composed of <a href="/facts/Cellulose/wYPafTU0">cellulose</a> (not always true)", "alive", and "organism", among others. A <i><a href="/facts/Comprehension_(logic)/66mwmru3">comprehension</a></i> is the collection of all such intensions. </p>