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extensity

[ ik-sten-si-tee ]

/ ɪkˈstɛn sɪ ti /

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noun

the quality of having extension.

Psychology. the attribute of sensation from which the perception of spatial extension is developed.

Origin of extensity

1825–35; < Latin extēns(us) (see extensive) + -ity

Words nearby extensity

extension ring, extension rule, extension tube, extensional, extensionality, extensity, extensive, extensometer, extensor, extensor muscle of fingers, extensor muscle of index finger

Example sentences from the Web for extensity

Infinity is a relative term, and in fact, decreases in extensity in the proportion that the consciousness expands and comprehends.

The Mystery of Space |Robert T. Browne
Space, in its extensity, cannot transcend life; for it is the path which life makes in its out-coming, its manifestation.

The Mystery of Space |Robert T. Browne
Hence is derived the coloured presentation of Vision to which the character of extensity attaches.

Essays Towards a Theory of Knowledge |Alexander Philip
Resistance to change of extensity: compressibility, porosity, adhesion, cohesion.

The School System of Norway |David Allen Anderson

Extensity as an element in the complex of extension must be carefully distinguished from intensity.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 1 |Various

British Dictionary definitions for extensity

extensity

/ (ɪkˈstɛnsɪtɪ) /

noun

psychol that part of sensory perception relating to the spatial aspect of objects

rare the condition of being extensive or extended