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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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
By extensity is meant the space-differences of sensations.
From The Mind and Its Education by Betts, George Herbert
Within the extensity that 'extreme' contains is contained the 'extreme' of intensity.
From The Will to Believe : and Other Essays in Popular Philosophy by James, William
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 Betts, George Herbert
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