coextension
/ˌkoʊ.ɪkˈsten.ʃən/
EN
The state of extending over the same area or having the same scope or range; in grammar, the relationship between two words or phrases that refer to the same entity.
In set theory, coextension describes sets that cover the same entire domain.
Etymology
Formed from the prefix 'co-' (meaning 'together, with') + 'extension', which comes from Latin extendere ('to stretch out'). First recorded in English in the early 17th century.
Translations
简体中文
同外延；共同延伸
繁體中文
同外延；共同延伸
日本語
共延長；同外延
한국어
동일 외연; 공동 확장
Deutsch
Koextension
Español
coextensión
Português
coextensão
Français
Català
coextensió
Tiếng Việt
phạm vi đồng nhất; sự đồng mở rộng
Collocations
concept coextensionset coextensiongrammatical coextension
Synonyms
coextensivenessequal scopesame extension
Related Words
coextensiveextension外延set theory