ExtentSize
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ExtentSize
is an option to DiscretePlot and DiscretePlot3D that specifies how far to extend out from each plot point.
Details

- The following settings can be used:
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None no extent Full fully extend to neighboring points All maximal equal size extents Left fully extend to the left in all dimensions Right fully extend to the right in all dimensions {sl,sr} specify left and right extents {specx,specy} use different specifications in different dimensions - The sizes si can be either in ordinary plot coordinates or Scaled[s] as a fraction of distance between neighboring points.
- In one dimension we have the equivalent specifications:
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None {0,0} Full {Scaled[0.5],Scaled[0.5]} Left {Scaled[1.0],Scaled[0.0]} Right {Scaled[0.0],Scaled[1.0]} - In two dimensions, ExtentSize->spec is equivalent to ExtentSize->{spec,spec}, using the same extent specification along both the
axis and
axis.
Examples
Basic Examples (6)Summary of the most common use cases
Specify sizes that fill the regions between neighboring points:

https://wolfram.com/xid/09bsan1fu-x2bqd4


https://wolfram.com/xid/09bsan1fu-e13w7x

Use absolute sizes centered on the plot point:

https://wolfram.com/xid/09bsan1fu-id0h7u


https://wolfram.com/xid/09bsan1fu-bo60m9

Use different sizes on either side of the plot point:

https://wolfram.com/xid/09bsan1fu-ldfcwm

Use fractions of the distance to neighboring points:

https://wolfram.com/xid/09bsan1fu-snfyg4


https://wolfram.com/xid/09bsan1fu-5tnsg2


https://wolfram.com/xid/09bsan1fu-cfj97l


https://wolfram.com/xid/09bsan1fu-8gehys

ExtentSize->All uses the largest absolute size that will not cause overlapping regions:

https://wolfram.com/xid/09bsan1fu-5otskc


https://wolfram.com/xid/09bsan1fu-66j8ca

ExtentSize in 3D accepts {{left,right},{front,back}}:

https://wolfram.com/xid/09bsan1fu-nxrv44

Wolfram Research (2010), ExtentSize, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/ExtentSize.html.
Text
Wolfram Research (2010), ExtentSize, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/ExtentSize.html.
Wolfram Research (2010), ExtentSize, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/ExtentSize.html.
CMS
Wolfram Language. 2010. "ExtentSize." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/ExtentSize.html.
Wolfram Language. 2010. "ExtentSize." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/ExtentSize.html.
APA
Wolfram Language. (2010). ExtentSize. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/ExtentSize.html
Wolfram Language. (2010). ExtentSize. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/ExtentSize.html
BibTeX
@misc{reference.wolfram_2025_extentsize, author="Wolfram Research", title="{ExtentSize}", year="2010", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/ExtentSize.html}", note=[Accessed: 04-April-2025
]}
BibLaTeX
@online{reference.wolfram_2025_extentsize, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={ExtentSize}, year={2010}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/ExtentSize.html}, note=[Accessed: 04-April-2025
]}