extensional representation

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For a logical expression or database query the extensional representation is the collection of all values that satisfy the expression or are returned by the query. This is in contrast to the intensional representation, which is the formulae of the expression or the query expresson in a notation such as SQL.

Used on Chap. 18: page 440; Chap. 21: page 517

Also known as extensional