Cointension

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Cointension \Co`in*ten"sion\, n.
     The condition of being of equal in intensity; -- applied to
     relations; as, 3:6 and 6:12 are relations of cointension.
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           Cointension . . . is chosen indicate the equality of


           relations in respect of the contrast between their
           terms.                                   --H. Spencer.
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