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In addition to the P, R, and S relations of The Multiple Relative Product Theory of Belief, we can add N and T relations.
N is a relation between an instance (or token) of a word and the word.
T is a relation between the object ([possibly individual ?] or universal) and its instances.
So, all we can publicly observe is the N | P | R | S | T relation.
The (publicly observable) referants and relata of the N | P | R | S | T relation are extensions.
We hypothesis intensions for N, P, R, S, and T relations to explain how language manages to function.
Those who refuse to make these hypotheses become Nominalists.
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