coextension
- noun
- /ˌkoʊɪkˈstɛnʃən/
- Specialized
- The concept of coextension indicates that two things exist equally in extent or range.
- strong coextension
- weak coextension
- coextension model
Examples
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I will call this view of the connection between unity and sameness the strong coextension model.
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It is not a relationship of coextension, nor one of ownership.
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Merely being coextensional is not sufficient for this type of co-manifestation; this is all that I mean to capture in speaking of "strong coextension."
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Although Buridan does not affirm the strong coextension model, the model has philosophical appeal insofar as it is simple and theoretically powerful.
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It is worthwhile to clarify briefly what makes the strong coextension model the model it is because it is very difficult to characterize the model using contemporary philosophical tools.
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Arlig and others praise Buridan for his transformation of Aquinas's theory of persistence, but none of them questions whether or not the foundation for that theory, the strong coextension model, is in fact properly attributable to Buridan.
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In mathematics, coextension helps to describe functions that share the same domain and range.
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The coextension of time between the two events made them appear simultaneous.
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How Equal
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Morphology
Etymology
The word coextension breaks into co- meaning 'together' and extension, which comes from extend meaning 'to stretch out'. So coextension is like 'stretching out together' and means two things have the same length, range, or time.