외연

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 外延.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈwe̞(ː)jʌ̹n] ~ [ˈø̞(ː)jʌ̹n]
• Phonetic hangul: [웨(ː)연/외(ː)연]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	oeyeon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	oeyeon
McCune–Reischauer?	oeyŏn
Yale Romanization?	ōyyen

Noun

외연 • (oeyeon) (hanja 外延)

1. (logic, philosophy) scope, coverage; the specific entities that a concept, activity, etc., covers

   Coordinate term: 내포(內包) (naepo)

   사업의 외연을 확장하다

   sa'eob-ui oeyeon-eul hwakjanghada

   to expand the scope of a company's activities

   지식의 외연을 넓히다

   jisig-ui oeyeon-eul neolpida

   to broaden the scope of one's knowledge

2. (loosely) the denotation; the outer form in opposition to the interior connotation

   Coordinate term: 내포(內包) (naepo)