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(thermodynamics) Having a combined system entropy that is less than the sum of the entropies of the independent systems. quotations examples
According to Tsallis (1988), the entropy was extensive for T = 1, superextensive for t < 1 and subextensive for t > 1.
2000, Roman Teisseyre, Eugeniusz Majewski, Earthquake Thermodynamics and Phase Transformation in the Earth's Interior
(chiefly medicine) Less than extensive. quotations examples
Though the subextensive panhysterectomy might be sufficient for the early and small regions, the extensive panhysterectomy is generally performed on the invasive cancer.
1977, Iryo - Volume 31, Issue 1, page 6
(philosophy) Indicative of but not fully implying. quotations examples
Well, it's possible to believe being a dog to be subextensive to barking, but it's also possible to believe barking to be subextensive to being a dog.
2006, Dale Jacquette, Philosophy, Psychology, and Psychologism