four-dimensional
adjective
: relating to or having four dimensions
four-dimensional space-time continuum
especially
: consisting of or relating to elements requiring four coordinates to determine them
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Similarly, in the AdS/CFT correspondence, the four-dimensional CFT encodes everything about the five-dimensional AdS space it is associated with.
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Adam Becker, Scientific American, 1 Feb. 2022
One of the pieces on display is a constantly moving, three-dimensional shadow of a four-dimensional object.
—Michelle Tchea, Travel + Leisure, 1 June 2024
This process converts the plane into a curvy surface in four-dimensional space.
—Quanta Magazine, 1 Apr. 2024
That same year Simon Donaldson introduced differential geometry (which combines calculus and geometry) into the field with his work on four-dimensional manifolds.
—Kevin Hartnett, Quanta Magazine, 22 Feb. 2024
To picture that dimension, Vafa said, think of every point on the imagined surface of our four-dimensional world and attach a small loop to it.
—Steve Nadis, Quanta Magazine, 1 Feb. 2024
What would Madonna look like as a Bond villain, playing four-dimensional chess and always being 12 steps ahead of Al.
—Tyler Coates, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Aug. 2023
So what does the optimal packing of n four-dimensional balls in four-dimensional space look like?
—Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 6 June 2023
One demonstration in the study involved increasing the intensity of the smell generated as a woman in a four-dimensional movie brought a rose up to her nose.
—Simon Makin, Scientific American, 9 May 2023
Adam Becker, Scientific American, 1 Feb. 2022
One of the pieces on display is a constantly moving, three-dimensional shadow of a four-dimensional object.
—Michelle Tchea, Travel + Leisure, 1 June 2024
This process converts the plane into a curvy surface in four-dimensional space.
—Quanta Magazine, 1 Apr. 2024
That same year Simon Donaldson introduced differential geometry (which combines calculus and geometry) into the field with his work on four-dimensional manifolds.
—Kevin Hartnett, Quanta Magazine, 22 Feb. 2024
To picture that dimension, Vafa said, think of every point on the imagined surface of our four-dimensional world and attach a small loop to it.
—Steve Nadis, Quanta Magazine, 1 Feb. 2024
What would Madonna look like as a Bond villain, playing four-dimensional chess and always being 12 steps ahead of Al.
—Tyler Coates, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Aug. 2023
So what does the optimal packing of n four-dimensional balls in four-dimensional space look like?
—Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 6 June 2023
One demonstration in the study involved increasing the intensity of the smell generated as a woman in a four-dimensional movie brought a rose up to her nose.
—Simon Makin, Scientific American, 9 May 2023
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“Four-dimensional.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/four-dimensional. Accessed 1 Jul. 2024.
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