Sentence:  When these fields are surveyed together , important patterns of relationship emerge indicating a vast community of reciprocal influence , a continuity of thought and expression including many traditions , primarily literary , religious , and philosophical , but frequently including contact with the fine arts and even , to <WSD>some</WSD> extent , with science . 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  quantifier; used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity