Dimensionality Meaning
/daɪˌmɛn.ʃəˈnæl.ɪ.tɪ/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounThe state or characteristic of possessing dimensions.
nounThe number of dimensions something has.
Sentence Examples
The dimensionality of the data was high.
Dimensionality reduction is a key technique.
The artist explored the dimensionality of space in her sculptures.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The scientist studied the ____ of the object's shape in space.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The ____ of the data was high.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Proto-Indo-European *meh₁- Proto-Italic *mētis Latin mētior Latin dīmētior Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin dīmēnsiōder. English dimension English -ality English dimensionality From dimension + -ality.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"This often happens, for example, when a two-dimensional solution is obtained for data whose appropriate dimensionality is higher."
— 1978, Joseph B. Kruskal, Myron Wish, Multidimensional Scaling, →ISBN, page 44:
"Finite Dimensionality of de Rham Cohomology:
Proposition 5.3.1. If the manifold M has a finite good cover, then its cohomology is finite dimensional."
— 1982, Raoul Bott, Loring W. Tu, Differential Forms in Algebraic Topology, →ISBN, page 43:
"The programming language does not impose any restrictions on the dimensionality of the arrays."
— 2010, Basavaraj S. Anami, Shanmukhappa A. Angadi, Sunilkumar S. Manvi, Computer Concepts and C Programming, second, →ISBN, page 139:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The scientist studied the ____ of the object's shape in space.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The ____ of the data was high.