extensity
Americannoun
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the quality of having extension.
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Psychology. the attribute of sensation from which the perception of spatial extension is developed.
noun
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psychol that part of sensory perception relating to the spatial aspect of objects
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rare the condition of being extensive or extended
Etymology
Origin of extensity
Example Sentences
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By extensity is meant the space-differences of sensations.
From The Mind and Its Education by George Herbert Betts
The extensity of a sensation depends on the number of nerve endings stimulated.
From The Mind and Its Education by George Herbert Betts
The Attributes of Sensation.—Sensations differ from each other in at least four respects; namely, quality, intensity, extensity, and duration.
From The Mind and Its Education by George Herbert Betts
Moreover, Shakespeare's knowledge was not only thus universal in being a knowledge of general groups and laws, but also in respect of its extensity.
From The Approach to Philosophy by Ralph Barton Perry
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 John Alexander Gunn
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