noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
intension; connotation; conceptual content
Technical use in logic, philosophy, and semantics for the defining content or attributes of a concept, often contrasted with 外延. The English gloss 'comprehension' here is the technical logical term, not ordinary 'understanding'.
論理学では、概念の内包と外延を区別する。
In logic, the intension and extension of a concept are distinguished.
この語の内包をもう少し明確に説明してください。
Please explain the connotation of this term a little more clearly.
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
inclusion; containment; containing within
Formal use for something being contained within something else, especially abstract things such as risks, contradictions, themes, or elements. As a する verb, it is transitive: XがYを内包する.
この制度は大きな矛盾を内包している。
This system contains a major contradiction within it.
その作品は複数のテーマを内包している。
The work contains multiple themes.