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Definition of to dimension in English English dictionary: Any of the independent coordinates used to specify uniquely the location of a point in a space; A single aspect of a given thing; A construct whereby objects or individuals can be distinguished; {n} the solid bulk, bulk, capacity, size; dimensity; Any of the three measures of length, breadth and height A line has one dimension, an area two dimensions and a volume (solid) has three dimensions; The dimension of a vector space is defined to be the number of vectors in its basis; shape or form to required dimensions; The manifoldness with which the fundamental units of time, length, and mass are involved in determining the units of other physical quantities; (n or v) The physical size of an object, or the process of documenting physical sizes The number of dimensions used to describe the object depends on whether length (1-D), area (2-D), or volume (3-D) is being measured Dimensioning can also refer to the measurement of size, location, and orientation of particular features on an object; A silver coin of the United States, of the value of ten cents; the tenth of a dollar; A bower; a dingle; To deprive of distinct vision; to hinder from seeing clearly, either by dazzling or clouding the eyes; to darken thesenses or understanding of; magnitude or extent; "a building of vast proportions"; The number of elements of any basis of a vector space; A measure of spatial extent in a particular direction, such as height, width or breadth, or depth; the distance from the point of view to the anchor point that is in space; a measure of spatial extent, especially width, height or length See also anchor points; Measure in a single line, as length, breadth, height, thickness, or circumference; extension; measurement; us; A "characteristic" of a surface, or a system of axes as usually expressed as a set or sets of numbers, i e , "The x dimension on a graph expresses the horizontal axes " A coordinate system is usually desired to express or locate a point on a surface X,Y,Z constitute three dimensions and can consist of numbers and locate a point in space; A particular dimension of something is a particular aspect of it. There is a political dimension to the accusations This adds a new dimension to our work. = aspect; of a subspace: The dimension of a subspace W is the number of vectors in any basis of W (If W is the subspace {0}, we say that its dimension is 0 ) ON p307; Str S3 4 p144; AR7 p249-251; a vector of integers that describe the dimensionality and extent of the coordinate axes of an array; To mark, cut or shape something to specified dimensions; A broad grouping of descriptive data about a major aspect of an organization or group of individuals A dimension is defined by its parts: levels and categories Dimensions appear as drop down menus at the top of your browser window For example, "Product Line" is a dimension that is defined by the categories "Outdoor Products", "Environmental Line", and "GO Sport Line"; n 1 a non-negative integer indicating the number of objects an array can hold along one axis If the array is a vector with a fill pointer, the fill pointer is ignored {"The second dimension of that array is 7 "} 2 an axis of an array {"This array has six dimensions "}; uci A scale or categorization along which data may vary, taking different values at different times For example, relevant dimensions for an aircraft might include its heading, speed, and altitude [MIL-HDBK-1908B]; One of the the least number of independent coordinates required to specify uniquely a point in a space or space-time For example, the position of a dot on a piece of paper can be uniquely specified by giving two coordinates, conventionally called x and y The point is specified by giving its coordinates in the x and y dimensions; A Highlander Dimension is an independent variable assuming a finite number of discrete possibilities Dimensions may be categorical in nature, or numeric in nature ranging over a continuous spectrum In the latter case, the range of possible dimension values is partitioned into intervals and categorized by the interval containing its value Virtual dimensions are computed from a set of independent variables according to a user-defined expression then categorized by an interval partition; The "edges" of the cube are called dimensions For example, in the "GL" hypercube, there might be four dimensions: accounts,costs centers, months, and versions; Extent; reach; scope; importance; as, a project of large dimensions; A range of values for one subscript or index of an array An array can have from 1 to 7 dimensions The number of dimensions is the rank of the array; Measure in a single line, as length, breadth, height, thickness, or circumference; extension; measurement; usually, in the plural, measure in length and breadth, or in length, breadth, and thickness; extent; size; as, the dimensions of a room, or of a ship; the dimensions of a farm, of a kingdom; One of the physical property regarded as a fundamental measure of a physical quantity, such as mass, length and time; To grow dim; The dimension of a vector space is the number of vectors in a basis of the space; the magnitude of something in a particular direction (especially length or width or height) one of three cartesian coordinates that determine a position in space shape or form to required dimensions indicate the dimensions on; "These techniques permit us to dimension the human heart"; Descriptive category in a cube within the data warehousing paradigm, for example, the dimensions of time, geography, product, and so on in a sales cube; a state of being in which we exist; on Earth we exist in 3rd dimension; spirits and aliens exist in higher dimensions, where time doesn't exist - spirits and aliens exist in higher dimensions, so you need to use your third eye, or inner eye to see them; A literal factor, as numbered in characterizing a term; To render dim, obscure, or dark; to make less bright or distinct; to take away the luster of; to darken; to dull; to obscure; to eclipse; measure along a direction -- " we have two dimensions and can work with two numbers at a time " (263); of a subspace: The dimension of a subspace W is the number of vectors in any basis of W (If W is the subspace {0}, we say that its dimension is 0 ); a construct whereby objects or individuals can be distinguished; "self-confidence is not an endearing property"; indicate the dimensions on; "These techniques permit us to dimension the human heart"; A dimension is a measurement such as length, width, or height. If you talk about the dimensions of an object or place, you are referring to its size and proportions. Drilling will continue on the site to assess the dimensions of the new oilfield see also fourth dimension. In mathematics, a number indicating the fewest coordinates necessary to identify a point in a geometric space; more generally, a number indicating a measurement of length (see length, area, and volume). One-dimensional space can be represented by a numbered line, on which a single number identifies a point. In two-dimensional space, a coordinate system may be superimposed, requiring only two numbers to identify a point. Three numbers suffice in three-dimensional space, and so on; one of three cartesian coordinates that determine a position in space; the magnitude of something in a particular direction (especially length or width or height); Connecting cells along dimensions is what ZigZag is about Locally, dimensions work just like on a spreadsheet: each cell can be connected to one cell in the positive direction and to one cell in the negative direction along each dimension However, there are no global constraints between the dimensions; Any of the independent ranges of indices in a multidimensional array; The dimenstion of a square matrix is the number of rows or columns in that matrix; 1 Of a set: the dimension of the smallest affine space that contains the set The dimension of an affine space is k if the maximum number of affinely independent points in the set is k+1 Of particular interest is the column space of a matrix A: {x: x=Ay for some y in R^n} The dimension of this is the rank of A Another is the row space of A: {x: x=uA for some u in R^m} The dimension of this is also the rank of A; Each attribute of a case or occurrence in the data being mined Stored as a field in a flat file record or a column of relational database table; If you talk about the dimensions of a situation or problem, you are talking about its extent and size. The dimensions of the market collapse were certainly not anticipated. = scale; The term dimensions forms with the cardinal numbers a phrase equivalent to degree with the ordinal; thus, a2b2c is a term of five dimensions, or of the fifth degree; The degree of manifoldness of a quantity; as, time is quantity having one dimension; volume has three dimensions, relative to extension; The property of an array that specifies the direction along an axis in which the array elements are stored For example, a two-dimensional array has an X-axis for columns and a Y-axis for rows See Array; An alternative universe or plane of existence; {i} measure; size; The concept of a Dimension is used to provide separate but topologically similar game areas for individuals or groups within a simulation Dimensions slice across all Star System Simulations within a universe A URL is used uniquely identify a Dimension across the Internet