A term is a word, or a combination of words, which by itself is capable of being used as a subject or predicate of a proposition. In the proposition ‘Gandhiji is the father of the nation’, ‘Gandhiji, and ‘father of the nation’ are terms because they occur at the boundaries of the proposition. Denotation: When a term is applied to denote objects or show their number, it is said to be used in denotation. For example, the term ‘man’ denotes several individuals like Plato Aristotle, Gandhi, and others, and all men of past, present, and future. Denotation is also known as an extension of a term because it shows the extent or range of objects to which a term is applied. All the objects to which a term is extended constitute the extension of a term. Terms are used to describe the object. Every term has a meaning. It stands for certain qualities. Connotation: The function of suggesting qualities (attributes) possessed by an object is known as connotation. Every term denotes certain objects and connotes certain qualities (attributes). It is also known as the intension of a term because it refers to general qualities intended by a term. For example, while defining man, rationality and animality are the two essential qualities (attributes) that are considered. Hence man is defined as a rational animal. It consists of the attributes which describe, a question arises as to which attributes are meant by the connotation. The extension of the term ‘college’ is all the various colleges, while its intention is the various qualities describing the term, namely educational institutions giving higher education. It is customary to use ‘extension’ instead of ‘denotation’ and ‘intension’ instead of ‘connotation’ when a term refers to a class. There is a reason why the words ‘extension’ and ‘intension’ are used while we deal with classes. A class may have sub-classes, sub-classes with further subclasses. By ‘extension’ we would then mean the range of sub-classes or number of members within that class. Intention means the sum of the qualities which describe a general name. The scope of application of the term is to all the members of the class, and this signifies extension. The qualities or properties of content or subject matter of the term signifies intention. Conclusion: The attributes shared by all and only those objects to which a term refers is known as the intention of a term or Connotation.