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extent

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nounadjective
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As a noun, extent means a range of values or locations.

Meanings of extent

7 meanings

noun

  1. A range of values or locations.

  2. The space, area, volume, etc., to which something extends.

    “The extent of his knowledge of the language is a few scattered words.”

  3. computingA contiguous area of storage in a file system.

  4. The valuation of property.

  5. legalA writ directing the sheriff to seize the property of a debtor, for the recovery of debts of record due to the Crown.

  6. A former tent; something (or someone) that was a tent but no longer is

adjective

  1. obsoleteExtended.

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

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