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n-dimensional

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Having an arbitrary number of dimensions.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: mathematics, sciences

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History

Etymology

Etymology tree English n- 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 Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English dimensional English n-dimensional From n- (“number”) + dimensional.

Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: N維的 /N维的 (N-wéi de) — having arbitrary number of dimensions
  • Finnish: n-ulotteinen — having arbitrary number of dimensions
  • French: n-dimensionnel — having arbitrary number of dimensions
  • German: n-dimensional — having arbitrary number of dimensions
  • Japanese: N次元の (N-jigen no) — having arbitrary number of dimensions
  • Korean: N차원의 (Nchawon-ui) — having arbitrary number of dimensions
  • Polish: n-wymiarowy — having arbitrary number of dimensions
  • Romanian: n-dimensional — having arbitrary number of dimensions
  • Russian: n-ме́рный (n-mérnyj) — having arbitrary number of dimensions
  • Swedish: n-dimensionell — having arbitrary number of dimensions
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