How can strings be only one dimensional?

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When they say strings are one dimensional, do they mean that the height and width are really small that its only the length that matters? And if not, how can a one dimensional object exist if it has no height or width?

 

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This question has come up before. It stems from a mis-interpretation of dimension. Maybe this will help:

http://math.stackexchange.com/questions/465818/dimension-of-an-object

Edit: Here is something else you should view as someone has thought the same thing:

http://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/88687/dimensions-of-strings-in-string-theory

 

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This question has come up before. It stems from a mis-interpretation of dimension. Maybe this will help:

http://math.stackexchange.com/questions/465818/dimension-of-an-object

Edit: Here is something else you should view as someone has thought the same thing:

http://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/88687/dimensions-of-strings-in-string-theory

so strings do have height and width?