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cointension

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The condition of being of equal in intensity; applied to relations.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Examples

  • 3:6 and 6:12 are relations of cointension.
  • semantic cointension
  • 1870-1880, Herbert Spencer, Principles of Psychology If their intensities are equal , they must be called cointense; and the equality of their intensities is cointension

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History

Etymology

From co- + intension.