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extensity

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ex⋅ten⋅si⋅ty

  [ik-sten-si-tee]
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–noun
1. the quality of having extension.
2. Psychology. the attribute of sensation from which the perception of spatial extension is developed.
Origin:
1825–35; < L extēns(us) (see extensive ) + -ity
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ex·ten·si·ty   (ĭk-stěn'sĭ-tē)   
n.   pl. ex·ten·si·ties

    1. The quality of having extension or being extensive.

    2. A specific degree or range of extension.

  2. The attribute of sensation that enables one to perceive space or size.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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