ex· ten· sive ik-ˈsten (t)-siv. 1. : having wide or considerable extent. extensive reading. 2. : extensional. 3. : of, relating to, or constituting farming in which large areas of land are utilized …
3. comprehensive; far-reaching or thorough: extensive knowledge. 4. great in amount, number, or degree: extensive political influence. 5. of or having extension. 6. of or pertaining to a system of farming in which large tracts of land are cultivated with minimum labor and expense (opposed to intensive ).
Britannica Dictionary definition of EXTENSIVE. [more extensive; most extensive] : large in size or amount : very full or complete. an extensive [= comprehensive] reading list. He's had extensive [= considerable] training in this area. The storm caused extensive damage. extensive repairs. an extensive series of tests. [+] more examples.
What is Extensive property? An extensive property of a system depends on the system size or the amount of matter in the system. If the value of the property of a system is equal to the sum of the values for the parts of the system then such a property is called extensive property. Volume, energy, and mass are examples of extensive properties.
Intensive properties (such as density and concentration) are characteristic properties of the substance;they do not depend on the size of the sample being studied. Extensive properties : An extensive property is a property that changes when the size of the sample changes. Examples are mass, volume, length, and total charge.
19/11/2022 · involving or farmed with minimum expenditure of capital or labour, esp depending on a large area of land. Compare intensive (sense 3) 4. physics. of or relating to a property, measurement, etc, of a macroscopic system that is proportional to the size of the system. heat is an extensive property.