"dimensionality" meaning in English

See dimensionality in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /daɪˌmɛn.ʃəˈnæl.ɪ.tɪ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /dɪˌmɛn.ʃəˈnæl.ə.tɪ/ [General-American], [dɪˌmɛn.ʃəˈnæl.ə.ɾɪ] [General-American], /daɪˌmɛn.ʃəˈnæl.ə.tɪ/ [General-American], [daɪˌmɛn.ʃəˈnæl.ə.ɾɪ] [General-American] Forms: dimensionalities [plural]
Rhymes: -ælɪti Etymology: From dimension + -ality. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|dimension|ality}} dimension + -ality Head templates: {{en-noun}} dimensionality (plural dimensionalities)
  1. The state or characteristic of possessing dimensions. Translations (state or characteristic): ulotteisuus (Finnish), dimensionnalité [feminine] (French), Dimensionalität [feminine] (German), dimensionalitate [feminine] (Romanian), dimensionalitet [common-gender] (Swedish)
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  2. (chiefly mathematics and computing) The number of dimensions something has. Categories (topical): Computing, Mathematics Translations (number of dimensions of something): dimensionaalisuus (Finnish), dimensionnalité [feminine] (French), Dimensionalität [feminine] (German), liczba wymiarów [feminine] (Polish), dimensionalitate [feminine] (Romanian), dimensionalitet [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-dimensionality-en-noun-VvuaBoPn Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences Disambiguation of 'number of dimensions of something': 24 76
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: blessing of dimensionality, curse of dimensionality, equidimensionality, four-dimensionality, pluridimensionality, three-dimensionality, unidimensionality

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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