Gerund noun: the act or process of indicating or signifying.
In logic, denoting is distinguished from connoting.
В логике обозначение отличается от коннотации.
денотациятермин лингвистики и философии языка denotinggerund / present participle Present-participle adjective meaning “indicating; serving to denote.”
In the term "apple tree," the word "apple" is denoting the kind of tree.
В словосочетании «apple tree» слово «apple» является обозначающим вид дерева.
denotegerund / present participle Used attributively to describe something that specifies or indicates.