intensive property

noun

A property of a material that does not depend on the amount or shape of the material, a property of the material at a specific point in space

“Mass is an extensive property, but density is an intensive property.”

Opposite
extensive property
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Meanings

nounintensive property (plural intensive properties)

plural intensive properties

  1. natural sciencesA property of a material that does not depend on the amount or shape of the material, a property of the material at a specific point in space

    Mass is an extensive property, but density is an intensive property.

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
extensive property
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Chicago

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