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AskScience: What do we call what holds multiple dimensions? (beehaw.org)
submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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In science we attempt to classify everything. And everything seems to be a subset of something else. Planet is a part of a solar system, solar system is a part of a galaxy, galaxy is part of the universe, universe is a part of our dimension, etc.

Obviously there are exceptions to this, rogue planets, but we still consider them contained.

I understand the idea of multidimensions is theoretical, but if they exist, do we have a name or even a theory what might contain them?

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (7 children)

@ozoned

universe is a part of our dimension

Not familiar with this concept of dimension tbh. I think that when one talks about something bigger than the Universe, they have a specific theory in mind, with its specific definition of what the universe is. Which theory do you take this notion of dimension from?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (4 children)

They are using the scifi-concept of dimension which has nothing to do with the mathematical or physical concept of dimension.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

@PinkOwls
The math/physical concept of dimension does sometimes appear in scifi though, think about hyperspace.

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