Arrange the following in order of decreasing denotation : Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

In decreasing denotation the order runs Library, Periodicals, Article, Footnote.

Denotation, or extension, is the range of items a term covers, and it shrinks as we move to parts within parts.

A library holds many periodicals, so it has the widest denotation here.

Periodicals contain articles, and an article contains footnotes, each term denoting a smaller collection than the one before.

Moving from the largest container to the smallest part lowers denotation, giving Library, Periodicals, Article, Footnote.