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Denotation meaning
The act of denoting, or something (such as a symbol) that denotes | 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. | The intension and extension of a word
Example sentences (11)
As far as these conservative elements are concerned, its power for its symbolic -geographic and religious denotation, alongside the domination of others, even at the expense of the socio-economic development of their part of the country.
As originally developed by Strachey and Scott, denotational semantics provided the denotation (meaning) of a computer program as a function that mapped input into output.
Denotations of recursive programs Denotational semantics are given to a program phrase as a function from an environment (that has the values of its free variables) to its denotation.
In Tabatabaei's view, what has been rightly called ta'wil, or hermeneutic interpretation of the Quran, is not concerned simply with the denotation of words.
In the action denotation usage it has the inverse function of quotation marks, denoting actions where unmarked text is assumed to be dialogue.
The brackets stand for a function that maps a linguistic expression to its “denotation” or semantic value.
The distinction between the embedded description and the bearer itself is similar to that between the extension and the intension (Frege's terms) of a general term, or between connotation and denotation (Mill's terms).
These could include the contrast of a word or phrase with its primary, literal meaning (known as a denotation ), with what that word or phrase specifically denotes.
The study of semantics is also closely linked to the subjects of representation, reference and denotation.
With such a broad denotation, there is no universal language or unifying institution for designers of all disciplines.
Yet, in Spanish, there also exists the adjective embarazoso, meaning the same as "embarrassing" in its denotation of something that causes a sensation of unease, but not of shame.