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Extent vs Immensity - What's the difference?

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Extent is a related term of immensity.


As nouns the difference between extent and immensity

is that extent is a range of values or locations while immensity is the state or characteristic of being immense.

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)
    ----

    immensity

    English

    Noun

    (immensities)
  • The state or characteristic of being immense.
  • An immense object.

    • Derived terms

    * temple of immensity