Sunday, 6 June 2010

Welcome to this dimension!

When you hear the word 'dimension' what is the first thing that comes to your mind?

How many different meanings of the word can you think of?

I bet you will find a lot! Indeed, 'dimension' is a word mentioned quite often in a variety of settings. Dimension as a term is used in many disciplines such as Geography and Physics. This blog however focuses on the different definitions of dimension in Mathematics: What do we mean by 'dimension'? And more specifically, what do we mean by 'spatial dimension'?

Please feel free to post anything you consider relevant to the above questions. Any suggestions or questions are always welcomed!


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