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extensive

extensive , extensively, in extent (of space, number, or time). b (log. & phil.) by way of ‘extension’, w. a wide range of denotation or application. ille [motus] non ~e nec in infinitum sed orbiculariter et ad primum motionis reciprocabitur locum Adel. QN 61; [estuant] quartanarii plus ~e, quia diutius durat estuatio; ‥ set calor est major in causone intensive Gad. 15v. 2; sicut addicio denarii ad denarium, non solum facit ~e majorem cumulum sed facit eciam possessorem intensive magis divitem Netter DAF I 426 (recte 436).  b dico quod quantitas virtutis non tantummodo mensuratur quoad numerum objectorum, hoc est quasi ~e secundum similitudinem quantitatis discrete, sed et quantum ad intensionem actus super idem objectum Middleton Sent. I 162b; Deus autem supra mensuram magnus et omnifariam ‥ infinitus ‥ quodammodo numerose et ~e propter infinitatem omnimodam virtutum et bonitatum quas habet, ‥ infinitus etiam quodammodo intensive Bradw. CD 27A; infinitum ‥ dicitur ~e et intensive, et hoc dicitur scilicet simpliciter et extra genus et quasi in genere (P. Bridl.) Quaest. Ox. 347; si peculiaris religio perfectorum est ~e perfeccior communi religione vulgi, erit eciam intensive Netter DAF I 426 (recte 436).

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