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Extent vs Fullness - What's the difference?

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Extent is a related term of fullness.


As nouns the difference between extent and fullness

is that extent is a range of values or locations while fullness is being full; completeness.

As an adjective extent

is (obsolete) extended.

extent

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A range of values or locations.
  • The space, area, volume, etc., to which something extends.
    • The extent of his knowledge of the language is a few scattered words.
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  • (computing) A contiguous area of storage in a file system.

    • See also

    * scope * ("extent" on Wikipedia)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (obsolete) Extended.
    • (Spenser)
    ----

    fullness

    English

    Alternative forms

    * fulness

    Noun

    (-)
  • Being full; completeness.
  • The degree to which a space is full.
  • (fig. ) The degree to which fate has become known.
  • (bodybuilding): A measure of the degree to which a muscle has increased in size parallel to the axis of its contraction. A full muscle fills more of the space along the part of the body where it is connected.

    • Derived terms

    * in the fullness of time