Given below are two statements. In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below.
Statement I:The intensional meaning consists of the qualities or attributes that the term denotes.
Statement II:The extensional meaning consists of the members of the class that the term denotes.
ABoth Statement I and Statement II are correct ✓ Correct
BBoth Statement I and Statement II are incorrect
CStatement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect
DStatement II is correct but Statement I is incorrect
Correct answer: (A) Both Statement I and Statement II are correct
Explanation
Both descriptions of a term's meaning are accurate.
The intensional meaning, or connotation, is the set of attributes a term implies (Statement 1).
The extensional meaning, or denotation, is the collection of objects the term applies to (Statement 2).
These are the two standard dimensions of a term's meaning.
Intension gives the defining qualities while extension gives the class of members.
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