comprehensiveness

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

comprehensiveness
    n 1: completeness over a broad scope [syn: {comprehensiveness},
         {fullness}]
    2: the capacity to understand a broad range of topics; "a
       teacher must have a breadth of knowledge of the subject"; "a
       man distinguished by the largeness and scope of his views"
       [syn: {breadth}, {comprehensiveness}, {largeness}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Comprehensiveness \Com`pre*hen"sive*ness\, n.
   The quality of being comprehensive; extensiveness of scope.
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         Compare the beauty and comprehensiveness of legends on
         ancient coins.                           --Addison.
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