Extent vs Boundary - What's the difference?
extent | boundary |
A range of values or locations.
The space, area, volume, etc., to which something extends.
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(computing) A contiguous area of storage in a file system.
The dividing line or location between two areas.
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*:So this was my future home, I thought!Backed by towering hills, the but faintly discernible purple line of the French boundary off to the southwest, a sky of palest Gobelin flecked with fat, fleecy little clouds, it in truth looked a dear little city; the city of one's dreams.
(cricket) An edge or line marking an edge of the playing field.
(cricket) An event whereby the ball is struck and either touches or passes over a boundary (with or without bouncing), usually resulting in an award of 4 (a four) or 6 (a six) runs respectively for the batting team.
(topology) (of a set) the set of points in the closure of a set , not belonging to the interior of that set.
As nouns the difference between extent and boundary
is that extent is a range of values or locations while boundary is the dividing line or location between two areas.As an adjective extent
is extended.extent
English
Noun
(en noun)- The extent of his knowledge of the language is a few scattered words.
