span
/spæn/ · span
noun
- The space from the thumb to the end of the little finger when extended; nine inches; an eighth of a fathom. The sailor measured the rope's length with a span.
- A small space or a brief portion of time. He has a short attention span and gets bored within minutes.
- A portion of something by length; a subsequence. The graph's span represents the range of values it can take.
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Did you know? The term 'attention span' was first coined in the 19th century to describe the ability of the human mind to focus on a particular task or subject for a prolonged period.