Secondly, I continue to base my concepts on intensive study of a limited suite of collections, rather than superficial study of every packet that comes to hand.
Form of a word with a stronger or more forceful sense than the root on which the intensive is built
{s} of or pertaining to intensity; characterized by intensity or a high degree; tending to make more intense; highly concentrated; pertaining to an intensive (Grammar)
a modifier that has little meaning except to intensify the meaning it modifies; "`up' in `finished up' is an intensifier"; "`honestly' in `I honestly don't know' is an intensifier"
Designating, or pertaining to, any system of farming or horticulture, usually practiced on small pieces of land, in which the soil is thoroughly worked and fertilized so as to get as much return as possible; opposed to extensive
a specific number of hours of auditing given to a preclear over a short period of time, as a series of successive sessions at regularly scheduled intervals As an example, modern auditing is sold and delivered in 121/2-hour intensives
Intensive activity involves concentrating a lot of effort or people on one particular task in order to try to achieve a great deal in a short time. several days and nights of intensive negotiations + intensively in·ten·sive·ly Ruth's parents opted to educate her intensively at home
characterized by a high degree or intensity; often used as a combining form; "the questioning was intensive"; "intensive care"; "research-intensive"; "a labor-intensive industry"
variable is one that is not extensive An intensive variable is independent of mass Examples are temperature, pressure, and density