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What (who) is extensional equality - definition

LOGIC PRINCIPLE THAT JUDGES OBJECTS TO BE EQUAL IF THEY HAVE THE SAME EXTERNAL PROPERTIES
Extensional equality; Extensional relation; Extensional relations

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(Or extensionality). Functions, f and g are extensionally equal if and only if f x = g x for all x. where "=" means both expressions fail to terminate (under some given reduction strategy) or they both terminate with the same basic value. Two functions may be extensionally equal but not inter-convertible (neither is reducible to the other). E.g. x . x+x and x . 2*x. See also {observational equivalence}, referential transparency.
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Extensionality         
In logic, extensionality, or extensional equality, refers to principles that judge objects to be equal if they have the same external properties. It stands in contrast to the concept of intensionality, which is concerned with whether the internal definitions of objects are the same.

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Extensionality

In logic, extensionality, or extensional equality, refers to principles that judge objects to be equal if they have the same external properties. It stands in contrast to the concept of intensionality, which is concerned with whether the internal definitions of objects are the same.