I get 1, 2, and 3 dimensions and their visual representations. For instance, 3-dimensional space has width, length, and depth but how about a 6-dimensional space, how can we grasp it in n intuitive manner free of mathematical analysis?
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Trying to visualise it will get you nowhere. Human brains simply can’t do it.
What we can do it understand it mathematically.
A 1D space is a line. Any position can be described with a single number
A 2D space is a flat plane. Any position can be described with two numbers, usually given as an x and y coordinate.
A 3D space is what we live in. Any position can be described with 3 numbers, often given as x, y, and z.
Continue the same logic, and a 6D space would be one where you need 6 numbers to describe a position.
If you want to actually to do anything with a 6D space, you will need to do some mathematical analysis.
Dimensions are a mathematical concept. Trying to understand dimensions without using mathematical analysis is like trying to read a book without using language.
Even most mathematicians don’t have any way to visualise things like this. Advanced mathematics often requires being able to understand complex ideas without a visual representation.
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