Extensionally is an English word. Below you'll find 2 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Extensionally meaning
In terms or by means of extension.
Using Extensionally
- The main meaning on this page is: In terms or by means of extension.
Context around Extensionally
- Average sentence length in these examples: 18 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 0 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Extensionally
- In this selection, "extensionally" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 18 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, set stand out and add context to how "extensionally" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a set extensionally and intensionally or extensionally. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "extensionally" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with extensionally
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
One often has the choice of specifying a set either intensionally or extensionally. (13 words)
Specifying sets The simplest way to describe a set is to list its elements between curly braces (known as defining a set extensionally). (23 words)
Specifying sets The simplest way to describe a set is to list its elements between curly braces (known as defining a set extensionally). (23 words)
One often has the choice of specifying a set either intensionally or extensionally. (13 words)
Example sentences (2)
One often has the choice of specifying a set either intensionally or extensionally.
Specifying sets The simplest way to describe a set is to list its elements between curly braces (known as defining a set extensionally).