Dimensional

Origin

dimension + -al

Full definition of dimensional

Adjective

1. Of or pertaining to dimensions.
2. (comparable) Having dimension or dimensions; three-dimensional.
1. (mathematics) Appended to cardinal numbers or algebraic symbols to form adjectives meaning "having the stated number of dimensions".
• 1996, Richard Courant, What is Mathematics?: An Elementary Approach to Ideas and Methods, What is the meaning of an n-dimensional space when n is greater than three, and what purposes can it serve?

Usage notes

Often used as a combining form.

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