extensional

1. 1.

   defining a word by listing the class of entities to which the word correctly applies

   Similardenotative

   logic

Questions about extensional

What does extensional mean?

extensional means "defining a word by listing the class of entities to which the word correctly applies".

How many syllables are in extensional?

extensional has 5 syllables: ex-ten-si-o-nal. The stress falls on "o".

Is extensional a common word?

extensional is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.