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[ noun ] the point or degree to which something extends

Examples

"the extent of the damage" "the full extent of the law" "to a certain extent she was right"

Used in print

(Schubert Ogden, Christ Without Myth....)

If Bultmann 's own definition of myth is strictly adhered to ( and it is interesting that this is almost never done by those who make such pronouncements ) , the evidence is overwhelming that he does not at all exaggerate the extent to which the mythological concepts of traditional theology have become incredible and irrelevant .

It follows , then , provided the possibilities have been exhausted , that the only real alternative is the general viewpoint of the `` left '' , which has been represented on the Continent by Fritz_Buri and , to some extent at_least , is found in much that is significant in American and English theology .

(Jay C. Harris and John R. Van Wazer, "Detergent...)

The dirt on the soiled objects is mechanically held by surface irregularities to some extent .

The washing process whereby soils are removed consists basically of applying mechanical action to loosen the dirt particles and dried matter in the presence of water which helps to float off the debris and acts , to some extent , as a dissolving and solvating agent .

(S. Idell Pyle, et al., Onsets, Completions, and...)

The `` dot '' on one end of each arrow indicates extent of difference in months between the child 's onset age and the corresponding mean age for the growth center .

Related terms

degree widen

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[ noun ] the distance or area or volume over which something extends

Examples

"the vast extent of the desert" "an orchard of considerable extent"

Used in print

(William G. Pollard, Physicist and Christian....)

The progress of science over these last few centuries and the gradual replacement of Biblical by scientific categories of reality have to a large extent emptied the spirit_world of the entities which previously populated it .

(Richard I. McCosh, "Recreation Site Selection"...)

Note extent of these interests and how available they will be for the public to enjoy .

The extent and location of open areas is noted .

(Francis J. Johnston and John E. Willard, "The...)

It was possible to make estimates of the quantum yield by observing the extent of reduction of a uranyl_oxalate actinometer solution illuminated for a known time in a typical reaction cell and making appropriate conversions based on the differences in the absorption_spectra of uranyl_oxalate and of chlorine , and considering the spectral distribution of the light source .

(M. Yokoyama et al., "Chemical and serological...)

Not all these regions exhibited equal agglutinating_activity , as evidenced by titer and the extent of the active areas .

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[ noun ] a wide and open space or area as of surface or land or sky

Synonyms

expanse

Related terms

object entity sheet stretch

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