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Dimension Definition

dimension

See also Dimension, and dimensión

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Wikipedia has articles on: Dimension

Etymology

From Latin dimensio, dimensionis.

Pronunciation

Noun

Wikipedia has an article on: Dimension

Wikipedia dimension (plural dimensions)

  1. A single aspect of a given thing.
  2. A measure of spatial extent in a particular direction, such as height, width or breadth, or depth.
  3. A construct whereby objects or individuals can be distinguished.
  4. (geometry) The number of independent coordinates needed to specify uniquely the location of a point in a space; also, any of such independent coordinates.
  5. (linear algebra) The number of elements of any basis of a vector space.
  6. (physics) One of the physical properties that are regarded as fundamental measures of a physical quantity, such as mass, length and time.
    The dimension of velocity is length divided by time.
  7. (computing) Any of the independent ranges of indices in a multidimensional array.
  8. (science fiction, fantasy) An alternative universe or plane of existence.

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Verb

dimension (third-person singular simple present dimensions, present participle dimensioning, simple past and past participle dimensioned)

  1. (transitive) To mark, cut or shape something to specified dimensions.

Translations

to mark, cut or shape something to specified dimensions
  • Bulgarian: оразмерявам (bg)
  • French: dimensionner (fr)
  • German: dimensionieren
  • Portuguese: dimensão (pt)
  • Swedish: dimensionera (sv)

Finnish

Noun

dimension

  1. Genitive singular form of dimensio.

French

Pronunciation

Noun

dimension f. (plural dimensions)

  1. dimension

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In physics and mathematics, the dimension of a space or object is informally defined as the minimum number of coordinates needed to specify any point within it. Thus a line has a dimension of one because only one coordinate is needed to specify a point on it (for example, the point at 5 on a number line). A surface such as a plane or the surface of a cylinder or sphere has a dimension of two because two coordinates are needed to specify a point on it (for example, to locate a point on the surface of a sphere you need both its latitude and its longitude). The inside of a cube, a cylinder or a sphere is three-dimensional because three co-ordinates are needed to locate a point within these spaces.
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