Intentional (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

adjective
  1. done with intention or on purpose; intended: an intentional insult.
  2. of or relating to intention or purpose.
  3. Metaphysics.
    • pertaining to an appearance, phenomenon, or representation in the mind; phenomenal; representational.
    • pertaining to the capacity of the mind to refer to an existent or nonexistent object.
    • pointing beyond itself, as consciousness or a sign.
adjective
  1. performed by or expressing intention; deliberate
  2. of or relating to intention or purpose
  3. philosophy
    • of or relating to the capacity of the mind to refer to different kinds of objects
    • (of an object) existing only as the object of some mental attitude rather than in reality, as a unicorn in she hopes to meet a unicorn
Intentional (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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