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Quote: a type is the abstract idea of a set (its intension), not its contents

topics > all references > references i-l > QuoteRef: kentW_1978 , p. 90



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data type
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non-exclusive data type
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set definition by extension or intension

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Very simply, a "type" corresponds to the intension … [i.e., the abstract idea of what the set is], not its extension [i.e., the current members of the set]. The concept of "employee" isn't altered …   Google-1   Google-2

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