Extensity [noun]
Definition of Extensity:
sphere, distance, extent
Synonyms of Extensity:
● Area
● Space
● Spectrum
● Field
● Length
● Scope
● Matter
● Purview
● Domain
● Sweep
● Hearing
● Sphere
● Radius
● Leeway
● Ambit
● Gamut
● Realm
● Stretch
● Panorama
● Vicinity
● Width
● Spread
● Latitude
● Circle
● Province
● Ken
● Play
● Run
● Reach
● Confines
● Compass
● Span
● Expanse
● Tune
● Orbit
● Swing
● Order
● Earshot
● Limits
● Diapason
● Run of
Sentence/Example of Extensity:
Extensity as an element in the complex of extension must be carefully distinguished from intensity.
The extensity of a sensation depends on the number of nerve endings stimulated.
Resistance to change of extensity: compressibility, porosity, adhesion, cohesion.
Hence is derived the coloured presentation of Vision to which the character of extensity attaches.
In other words, that which we call "pure extensity" is by virtue of its dynamism the cause of its own existence.
Infinity is a relative term, and in fact, decreases in extensity in the proportion that the consciousness expands and comprehends.
Space, in its extensity, cannot transcend life; for it is the path which life makes in its out-coming, its manifestation.
As the Thinker's consciousness expands the extensity of the manifested universe decreases.
This it cannot do if confined to an insignificant spot; it must be given extensity.
He is well aware of the results of "the breach between quality and quantity," between true duration and pure extensity.