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dimensional analysis
noun
, Physics.
- a method for comparing the dimensions of the physical quantities occurring in a problem to find relationships between the quantities without having to solve the problem completely. Compare dimension ( def 7 ).
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Word History and Origins
Origin of dimensional analysis1
First recorded in 1920–25
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Example Sentences
Ken Andersen at the Center for Marine Life, Technical University of Denmark, is now extending dimensional analysis to describe plankton, the enormous group of organisms that is part of the ocean ecosystem.
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