ABSTRACT
Frege’s (1892) term (Ger. Sinn) for the characteristic or quality of the object denoted by the linguistic expression. Frege’s distinction of Sinn vs Bedeutung (translated as sense vs reference) corresponds to the dichotomies of meaning vs referent or that of intension vs extension. ( also connotation, denotation)
References
Carl, W. 1994. Frege ‘s theory of sense and reference. Cambridge. Frege, G. 1892. Über Sinn und Bedeutung. Zeitschrift für Philosophie und philosophische Kritik
(new series) 100.25-50. (Repr. in Kleine Schriften, ed I.Angelelli. Darmstadt, 1967 143-62. (Also as: On sense and reference, trans. M.Black. In P. Geach and M.Black (eds), Translation from the philosophical writings of Gottlob Frege. Oxford. 56-78.) intension, meaning
