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Noun extent has 2 senses

extent - the point or degree to which something extends; "the extent of the damage"; "the full extent of the law"; "to a certain extent she was right"
--₁ is a kind of degree, level, stage, point

Derived form: verb extend₁
extent - the distance or area or volume over which something extends; "the vast extent of the desert"; "an orchard of considerable extent"
--₂ is a kind of magnitude
--₂ has particulars:
coverage; frontage; limit, bounds, boundary; scope, range, reach, orbit, compass, ambit; area, expanse, surface area; length; depth

Derived forms: verb extend₂, verb extend₃