"curse of dimensionality" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: Coined by American mathematician Richard E. Bellman. Etymology templates: {{coinage|en|Q441199}} Coined by American mathematician Richard E. Bellman Head templates: {{en-noun|?}} curse of dimensionality
  1. (mathematics, computing) A problem in the analysis of multidimensional systems caused by the sparse nature of the available data. Wikipedia link: en:curse of dimensionality Translations (Translations): 維數災難 /维数灾难 (wéishù zāinàn) (Chinese Mandarin), dimensionaalisuuden kirous (Finnish), Fluch der Dimensionalität [masculine] (German), blestemul dimensionalității [definite, neuter] (Romanian), проклятие размерности (prokljatije razmernosti) (Russian)
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