extensity
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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
This catholic spirit of friendliness is delightful and attractive in many ways, but it has its drawbacks; it is not possible perhaps to have both extensity and intensity of emotion.
From The Vagabond in Literature by Rickett, Arthur
It will be found that form is essentially extended, inseparable as it is from the extensity of the becoming which has materialized it in the course of its flow.
From Creative Evolution by Mitchell, Arthur
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
Within the extensity that 'extreme' contains is contained the 'extreme' of intensity.
From The Will to Believe : and Other Essays in Popular Philosophy by James, William
