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extensity

[ik-sten-si-tee] / ɪkˈstɛn sɪ ti /






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He is well aware of the results of "the breach between quality and quantity," between true duration and pure extensity.

From Bergson and His Philosophy by Gunn, John Alexander

Mere increase of pressure implies increase of intensity of sensation; to increase the extensity the area, so to speak, of the exciting stimulus must be increased.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 1 "Evangelical Church Conference" to "Fairbairn, Sir William" by Various

Hence is derived the coloured presentation of Vision to which the character of extensity attaches.

From Essays Towards a Theory of Knowledge by Philip, Alexander

What is lacking in extensity of associative reproduction must be added in intensity.

From The Psychology of Beauty by Howes, Ethel Dench Puffer

The Attributes of Sensation.—Sensations differ from each other in at least four respects; namely, quality, intensity, extensity, and duration.

From The Mind and Its Education by Betts, George Herbert




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