On Mon, 29 Dec 1997, Michael Kaplan wrote:
>
> 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 :-)
>
It means "three-dimensional space," not "three dimensional." As in,
"Consider a set of points in Euclidean three-space." A noun phrase,
rather than adjectivial.
R.
>
> 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 :-)
>
It means "three-dimensional space," not "three dimensional." As in,
"Consider a set of points in Euclidean three-space." A noun phrase,
rather than adjectivial.
R.