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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This process converts the plane into a curvy surface in four-dimensional space.
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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
The project's metaphoric world is expertly made four-dimensional on its accompanying tour, which blends tracks from Playgirl and her debut album High Highs and Low Lows with colorful visuals for a unique, high-energy experience.
—Jack Irvin, Peoplemag, 5 May 2023
In 1912 Einstein asked an old classmate to help him with the complicated mathematics that might describe a curved and warped four-dimensional spacetime.
—Walter Isaacson, Scientific American, 1 Sep. 2015
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
The project's metaphoric world is expertly made four-dimensional on its accompanying tour, which blends tracks from Playgirl and her debut album High Highs and Low Lows with colorful visuals for a unique, high-energy experience.
—Jack Irvin, Peoplemag, 5 May 2023
In 1912 Einstein asked an old classmate to help him with the complicated mathematics that might describe a curved and warped four-dimensional spacetime.
—Walter Isaacson, Scientific American, 1 Sep. 2015
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