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String Theory implies that the universe has 11 dimensions. If the 3 Dimensions represents space and the other one is time, what about the 7 dimensions??
 

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RyeLie said:
String Theory implies that the universe has 11 dimensions. If the 3 Dimensions represents space and the other one is time, what about the 7 dimensions??
They are also space. Have you done any research at all on string theory?
 

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