>It is simply a mathematical name for three-dimensional space, Michael.
>Since modern mathematics treats spaces of any dimensionality with uniform
>terminology, mathematicians need a simple term to describe what kind of
>space is being referred to at the moment.
IMHO the terms 1D, 2D and 3D are simpler and more descriptive, visually.
If you mean *three dimensional* why not say it? But then, I've always
considered architects to be more practical than mathematicians :-)
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Michael Kaplan
Professor of Architecture Emeritus
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
mkaplan@xxxxxxx
>Since modern mathematics treats spaces of any dimensionality with uniform
>terminology, mathematicians need a simple term to describe what kind of
>space is being referred to at the moment.
IMHO the terms 1D, 2D and 3D are simpler and more descriptive, visually.
If you mean *three dimensional* why not say it? But then, I've always
considered architects to be more practical than mathematicians :-)
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Michael Kaplan
Professor of Architecture Emeritus
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
mkaplan@xxxxxxx