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in-TENS-uh-tee/ɪnˈtensəti/

Intensity is the strength of a feeling, light, effort, or process: rainfall intensity; the intensity of the debate. Intense is the adjective (already in the dictionary). Plot intensity, not just totals. Science and sport. Mix-up: intensive means concentrated in time (already in the dictionary).

Meaning

The strength of a feeling, light, effort, or activity.

Examples

• “Plot rainfall intensity, not just daily totals, the geography mark scheme said.”
• “Training intensity rose before the trials, which is the sport sense.”

Good to know

rainfall / light / training intensity; the intensity of. Adjective: intense. Trap: intensive. Geography, physics, and PE.

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