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proˈtensity [f. *protense, ad. L. prōtens-us (see next) + -ity.] ‘The character of being protensive or of taking up time’ (Cent. Dict.).
1915G. F. Stout Man. Psychol. (ed. 3) ii. i. 212 In all sense presentations we can discern Quality, Intensity, and Protensity or Duration. 1920S. Alexander Space, Time, & Deity II. 130 The ‘protensity’ of sensation is nothing but its continuance, that is, again, a continuous repetition of the sensation in time. 1935Philos. of Sci. II. 236 The four classical attributes of sensation are quality, intensity, extensity and protensity. 1964Jakobson & Halle in D. Abercrombie et al. Daniel Jones 99 The tense/lax opposition should..be..viewed as a separate, ‘protensity’ feature which..corresponds to the quantity features in the prosodic field. 1972Language XLVIII. 31 This difference between laxness diphthongization and all other types is a simple consequence of the fact that laxness is a protensity feature. |