eli5 please explain to me “n” dimensions

Question

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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Answer 1

In an intuitive manner? We can’t. Our cognitive system evolved to perceive and operate with a 3D environment; so there’s little in the way of analogy that can be used to intuitively grasp higher dimensional concepts. But you can use math to describe them, which is not necessarily intuitive but is a way to get around that limitation.