cointension

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English

Etymology

From co- +‎ intension.

Noun

cointension (uncountable)

  1. The condition of being of equal in intensity; applied to relations.
    3:6 and 6:12 are relations of 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

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for cointension”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.)