torekp comments on Transhumanism and the denotation-connotation gap - Less Wrong

19 Post author: PhilGoetz 18 August 2010 03:33PM

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Comment author: torekp 19 August 2010 05:00:44PM 0 points [-]

Denotation is also called "extension", with the obvious contrast to "intension".

Maybe it would be clearer to use "associations" or "associative network" or some such, rather than "connotation", for the pole opposite to denotation.