Extension, a term in Logic, opposed to intension, referring to the extent of the application of a term, or the number of objects included under it. The greater the extension of a term, the less is the intension; and the greater the intension or comprehension (the common characters included in a term), the less is the extension.
Extension
Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Volume 4: Dionysius to Friction, p. 503
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