extensive; extensive properties. Compare with intensive property. A property that changes when the amount of matter in a sample changes. Examples are mass, volume, length, and charge.
A quantity that depends on the size of the sample, such as mass, weight, length, height, and width. See intensive property.
a property of matter that depends on amount
a property that changes when the size of the sample changes
a property that is dependent on the size of the system, e.g., mass.
A property that depends upon the amount of material in a sample.
A property of matter that is dependent on the amount of material present. Common extensive properties include mass, volume, length and charge.