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extensive
[ ik-sten-siv ]
/ ɪkˈstɛn sɪv /
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adjective
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extensive
/ (ɪkˈstɛnsɪv) /
adjective
having a large extent, area, scope, degree, etc; vastextensive deserts; an extensive inheritance
widespreadextensive coverage in the press
agriculture involving or farmed with minimum expenditure of capital or labour, esp depending on a large area of landCompare intensive (def. 3)
physics of or relating to a property, measurement, etc, of a macroscopic system that is proportional to the size of the systemheat is an extensive property Compare intensive (def. 7)
logic
- of or relating to logical extension
- (of a definition) in terms of the objects to which the term applies rather than its meaning
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extensively, adverbextensiveness, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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