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The act of denoting, or something (such as a symbol) that denotes
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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The primary, surface, literal, or explicit meaning of a signifier such as a word, phrase, or symbol; that which a word denotes, as contrasted with its connotation; the aggregate or set of objects of which a word may be predicated.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, logic, mathematics, philosophy, sciences, semiotics
Examples
- The denotations of the two expressions "the morning star" and "the evening star" are the same (i.e. both expressions denote the planet Venus), but their connotations are different.
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The intension and extension of a word
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: human-sciences, logic, mathematics, philosophy, sciences
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Something signified or referred to; a particular meaning of a symbol
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences, semantics
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Any mathematical object which describes the meanings of expressions from the languages, formalized in the theory of denotational semantics
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: computer, computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, science, sciences
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A first level of analysis: what the audience can visually see on a page. Denotation often refers to something literal, and avoids being a metaphor.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Qualifier: media studies
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the most direct or specific meaning of a word or expression; the class of objects that an expression refers to
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- the extension of `satellite of Mars' is the set containing only Demos and Phobos
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Synonyms: reference, extension
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Broader terms: meaning, substance
the act of indicating or pointing out by name
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: indication
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Broader terms: naming
From Late Latin dēnotātiō, from Latin dēnotāre (“to denote, mark out”) + -tiō (suffix forming nouns of action), from dē- (“completely”) + notāre (“to mark”); equivalent to denote + -ation.
Across languages
Translations
31 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Bulgarian:
означаване
(označavane)
— act of denoting
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Catalan:
denotació
— act of denoting
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Dutch:
denotatie
— act of denoting
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Dutch:
beschrijving
— act of denoting
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Finnish:
merkitseminen
— act of denoting
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Finnish:
merkki
— act of denoting
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French:
dénotation
— act of denoting
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Hungarian:
megjelölés
— act of denoting
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Ingrian:
merkitsömiin
— act of denoting
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Italian:
denotazione
— act of denoting
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Portuguese:
denotação
— act of denoting
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Spanish:
denotación
— act of denoting
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Bulgarian:
главно значение
(glavno značenie)
— primary or explicit meaning
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Catalan:
denotació
— primary or explicit meaning
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Dutch:
denotatie
— primary or explicit meaning
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Dutch:
betekenis
— primary or explicit meaning
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Finnish:
perusmerkitys
— primary or explicit meaning
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Finnish:
denotaatio
— primary or explicit meaning
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Hungarian:
jelentés
— primary or explicit meaning
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Indonesian:
denotasi
— primary or explicit meaning
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Portuguese:
denotação
— primary or explicit meaning
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Spanish:
denotación
— primary or explicit meaning
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Welsh:
dynodiad
— primary or explicit meaning
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Bulgarian:
обозначение
(oboznačenie)
— something signified or referred to
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Dutch:
aanduiding
— something signified or referred to
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Dutch:
denotatie
— something signified or referred to
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Dutch:
betekenis
— something signified or referred to
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Finnish:
merkitys
— something signified or referred to
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Hungarian:
jel
— something signified or referred to
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Portuguese:
denotação
— something signified or referred to
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Spanish:
denotación
— something signified or referred to