extensity

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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

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

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