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coextensiveness

coextensiveness noun: the property of being coextensive.

Noun

coextensiveness (uncountable)

  1. The property of being coextensive.
    • This disjunction might pick out the same extension as the concept cat, but being able to entertain that complex disjunction isn’t sufficient for having that concept despite this coextensiveness.2007 September 1, Daniel A. Weiskopf, “The origins of concepts”, in Philosophical Studies, volume 140, number 3, →DOI

Origin of coextensiveness

From coextensive + -ness.

Questions about coextensiveness

What does coextensiveness mean?
Coextensiveness means the property of being coextensive.
What part of speech is coextensiveness?
Coextensiveness is a noun.

Words near coextensiveness in the dictionary

  1. coextends
  2. coextension
  3. coextensions
  4. coextensive
  5. coextensively
  6. coextensiveness
  7. coextensivity
  8. coextinct
  9. coextinction
  10. coextinctions
  11. coextract

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