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extensity

[ik-sten-si-tee] / ɪkˈstɛn sɪ ti /






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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

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

This it cannot do if confined to an insignificant spot; it must be given extensity.

From Artificial Light Its Influence upon Civilization by Matthew Luckiesh

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

From The Mind and Its Education by George Herbert Betts

Within the extensity that 'extreme' contains is contained the 'extreme' of intensity.

From The Will to Believe : and Other Essays in Popular Philosophy by William James




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