# Intensive and Extensive Property **A categorisation of physical properties by whether they are independent of the size of the system.** > [!NOTE] Intensive Property > An *intensive* property is a physical property whose magnitude is independent of the size of the system. > [!NOTE] Extensive Property > An *extensive* property is a physical property whose magnitude depends on the size of the system. ^b0f177 Examples of *intensive* properties include colour, velocity, and density. Examples of *extensive properties* include mass, volume, and entropy.