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extensity

[ik-sten-si-tee] / ɪkˈstɛn sɪ ti /






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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

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

The extensity of a sensation depends on the number of nerve endings stimulated.

From The Mind and Its Education by Betts, George Herbert

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 Gunn, John Alexander

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




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