Extent

Extent

Extent has several meanings:

Read more about Extent.

Famous quotes containing the word extent:

    “There is hardly a man clever enough to recognize the full extent of the evil he does.”
    —François, Duc De La Rochefoucauld (1613–1680)

    “The history of philosophy is to a great extent that of a certain clash of human temperaments.”
    —William James (1842–1910)

    “We are frequently told that talents and genius are natural gifts; and so indeed they are, to the same extent that the productions of the garden and the field are natural gifts.”
    —U. R., U.S. women’s magazine contributor. American Ladies Magazine, pp. 317-19 (June, 1829)