extensity
the quality of having extension.
Psychology. the attribute of sensation from which the perception of spatial extension is developed.
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How to use extensity in a sentence
extensity as an element in the complex of extension must be carefully distinguished from intensity.
The extensity of a sensation depends on the number of nerve endings stimulated.
The Mind and Its Education | George Herbert BettsResistance to change of extensity: compressibility, porosity, adhesion, cohesion.
The School System of Norway | David Allen AndersonHence is derived the coloured presentation of Vision to which the character of extensity attaches.
Essays Towards a Theory of Knowledge | Alexander PhilipIn other words, that which we call "pure extensity" is by virtue of its dynamism the cause of its own existence.
The Mystery of Space | Robert T. Browne
British Dictionary definitions for extensity
/ (ɪkˈstɛnsɪtɪ) /
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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