extents

How far things reach

Extents is the plural of extent, referring to the range, scope, or boundaries of something.

The word appears most often in phrases describing limits: the full extents of his power, the geographic extents of the empire.

In computing and mapping, extents specifically means the outer boundaries of a dataset or display area.

scope

range

Extent of variation

span · compass · sweep · ambit · purview · latitude · coverage · expanse · magnitude · comprehensiveness

measurement

dimensions

Measurable spatial extents

  • sizePhysical extent or dimensions
  • areaExtent of surface
  • volumeAmount of space filled

length · width · height · depth · magnitude · proportions · scale · capacity · acreage · square footage

boundaries

limits

Imposed maximum points

perimeters · confines · bounds · frontiers · demarcations · thresholds · endpoints · extremities · outer limits · parameters

Categories
Opposites
scope/range

extentslimits

Imposed maximum points

restrictions · constraints · boundaries · confines · limitations

spatial/conceptual location

extentscores

Central essential parts

centers · nuclei · hearts · middles · interiors

degree/magnitude

extentsminimums

Smallest permissible amounts

fractions · portions · fragments · slivers · extremes

Phrases
Family

extend, extent, extension, extensive, extensively, extends, extensible, extensor, extensibility

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Everyday, not technical · Rated G