e/Extension (metaphysics)

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has glosseng: In metaphysics, extension is, roughly speaking, the property of "taking up space". René Descartes defines extension as the property of existing in more than one dimension. For Descartes, the primary characteristic of matter is extension, just as the primary characteristic of mind is consciousness. This can be contrasted with current conceptions in quantum physics, where the Planck length, an almost unimaginably tiny quantity, represents reaching that distance scale where, it has been theorized, all measurement seemingly breaks down to that which can be subsumed at this scale, as distance only, or extension.
lexicalizationeng: extension
instance of(noun) the philosophical study of being and knowing
metaphysics
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has glossswe: Utsträckning, inom filosofi, kan förenklat översättas som det som har utsträckning, nämligen materia.
lexicalizationswe: Utsträckning

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