dimension (mathematics)

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:mathematical_concept
gptkbp:appliesTo algebraic varieties
vector spaces
topological spaces
manifolds
physical space
gptkbp:defines the minimum number of coordinates needed to specify a point
the smallest n such that every open cover has a refinement where no point is included in more than n+1 sets (Lebesgue covering dimension)
the number of parameters needed to describe a system
the cardinality of a basis of a vector space
the number of independent directions at a point
the exponent in the scaling law for measure (Hausdorff dimension)
the maximum length of a chain of prime ideals (Krull dimension)
gptkbp:describes number of independent parameters or coordinates needed to specify a point
gptkbp:example 3-dimensional space
n-dimensional space
1-dimensional line
2-dimensional plane
gptkbp:hasProperty can be finite or infinite
can be fractional (fractal dimension)
can be negative (in some contexts)
can be zero
gptkbp:hasUnit none (dimension is a pure number)
gptkbp:hasWikidataID Q11423
gptkbp:hasWikipediaPage https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dimension
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label dimension (mathematics)
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Euclidean_space
gptkb:Hilbert_space
gptkb:Hausdorff_dimension
gptkb:Krull_dimension
fractal dimension
vector space dimension
Lebesgue covering dimension
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:algebraic_geometry
gptkb:geometry
gptkb:machine_learning
gptkb:topology
computer science
data analysis
physics
linear algebra
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:basis_(mathematics)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8