The difference between Breadth and Extent
When used as nouns, breadth means the extent or measure of how broad or wide something is, whereas extent means a range of values or locations.
Extent is also adjective with the meaning: extended.
check bellow for the other definitions of Breadth and Extent
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Breadth as a noun:
The extent or measure of how broad or wide something is.
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Breadth as a noun:
A piece of fabric of standard width.
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Breadth as a noun:
Scope or range, especially of knowledge or skill.
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Breadth as a noun (arts):
A style in painting in which details are strictly subordinated to the harmony of the whole composition.
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Breadth as a noun (graph theory):
The length of the longest path between two vertices in a graph.
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Extent as a noun:
A range of values or locations.
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Extent as a noun:
The space, area, volume, etc., to which something extends.
Examples:
"The extent of his knowledge of the language is a few scattered words."
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Extent as a noun (computing):
A contiguous area of storage in a file system.
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Extent as a noun:
The valuation of property.
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Extent as a noun (legal):
A writ directing the sheriff to seize the property of a debtor, for the recovery of debts of record due to the Crown.
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Extent as an adjective (obsolete):
Extended.