denotation
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Denotation: the literal or dictionary definition of a word.
From Textbooks • Dec. 21, 2021
Thus a proper name or even an abstract term is said to have Denotation.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 2 "Demijohn" to "Destructor" by Various
In this sense, in which it was first used by J. S. Mill, Denotation is equivalent to Extension, and Connotation to Intension.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 2 "Demijohn" to "Destructor" by Various
The ambiguity of the term Denotation helps the confusion in the case of Singular names.
From Logic, Inductive and Deductive by Minto, William
Connotation and Denotation are often said to vary inversely in quantity.
From Logic, Inductive and Deductive by Minto, William
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