"denotation" in the noun sense
1. indication, denotation
the act of indicating or pointing out by name
2. reference, denotation, extension
the most direct or specific meaning of a word or expression the class of objects that an expression refers to
"the extension of `satellite of Mars' is the set containing only Demos and Phobos"
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