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extensity
[ ik-sten-si-tee ]
noun
- the quality of having extension.
- Psychology. the attribute of sensation from which the perception of spatial extension is developed.
extensity
/ ɪkˈstɛnsɪtɪ /
noun
- psychol that part of sensory perception relating to the spatial aspect of objects
- rare.the condition of being extensive or extended
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Word History and Origins
Origin of extensity1
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Example Sentences
Extensity as an element in the complex of extension must be carefully distinguished from intensity.
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The extensity of a sensation depends on the number of nerve endings stimulated.
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Resistance to change of extensity: compressibility, porosity, adhesion, cohesion.
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Hence is derived the coloured presentation of Vision to which the character of extensity attaches.
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In other words, that which we call "pure extensity" is by virtue of its dynamism the cause of its own existence.
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