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Webster 1913 Edition

Protension

Pro-ten′sion

,

Noun.

[L.

protensio

.]

A drawing out; extension.

[R.]

Sir W. Hamilton.

Definition 2024

protension

protension

English

Noun

protension ‎(plural protensions)

A drawing out; extension; stretching; duration.
- Sir William Hamilton
  Time, Protension or protensive quantity, called likewise Duration, is a necessary condition of thought. It may be considered both in itself and in the things which it contains.