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one-dimensionality

one-dimensionality

7.9
Only length with no width or height like a straight line
  • noun
  • /ˌwʌnˌdɪˈmɛnʃənˈælɪti/
  • Specialized
translation icon : unidimensionalidad
  • The professor's lecture on one-dimensionality highlighted how limited perspectives can hinder creativity.

Examples

  • Far from being insulted by these perceptions of one-dimensionality, I embraced the Mets' identity as my own.

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  • The artist criticized the one-dimensionality of the characters in the movie, arguing they lacked depth.

  • In mathematics, a line is an example of one-dimensionality, as it only extends in one direction.

Synonyms

linearity
vsone-dimensionality
  • Specialized
1 6.7

The quality of being like a single straight line

is the same meaning but names the state rather than the shape

How Many

dimensionality
  • Specialized
3 8.2
two-dimensional
  • Specialized
7 3.5
one-dimensionality
  • Specialized
7.9

Surface Forms

one-dimensionality singular
one-dimensionalities plural

Morphology

one-dimensionality = one-dimensional (transparent) = one + dimension + al + ity

The noun is formed regularly from the adjective 'one-dimensional' by adding the productive nominalizing suffix '-ity'.

Etymology

The word one-dimensionality comes from one ('single') and dimension ('a direction or measurement' such as length, width, or height). So one-dimensionality means having only a single direction or measurement, which is why a straight line is one-dimensional.