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Cointension
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828
Part of speech: noun (n.)
The condition of being of equal in intensity; -- applied to relations; as, 3 : 6 and 6 : 12 are relations of cointension. Cointension . . . is chosen indicate the equality of relations in respect of the contrast between their terms. H. Spencer.