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Denotaatio is a core concept in semantics describing how words and phrases connect to things in the world or in a given context. In linguistics, denotaatio usually refers to the extension of a term—the set of objects it applies to.
For a singular noun like "dog," the denotation is the set of all dogs in the actual
Denotation is often contrasted with sense—the mental content or the way a term presents its referent. Frege
In context, proper names tend to denote a single object, while general terms denote sets; indexicals and
See also: reference, extension, intension, sense, semantic theory, possible-world semantics.