What dimensions aren't geometry based?

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I.e. x,y,z
 
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Can you provide a bit more context for the question?
 
mmmchicken said:
I.e. x,y,z
energy, mass, charge ?
 
mathman said:
energy, mass, charge ?
Funny. I thought OP was talking about dimensions in a mathematical sense.
 
Time? Temperature?
 
Is there a dimensions that doesn't have to do with length width or depth. Or shape at all
 
mmmchicken said:
Is there a dimensions that doesn't have to do with length width or depth. Or shape at all

As @Bystander said, time is one such dimension.
 
dimension (n.)
late 14c., "measurement, size," from Latin dimensionem (nominative dimensio) "a measuring," noun of action from past participle stem of dimetri "to measure out," from dis- (see dis-) + metiri "to measure" (see measure (v.)). Meaning "any component of a situation" is from 1929. Related: Dimensional; dimensions.
(http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?allowed_in_frame=0&search=dimension)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dimension_(disambiguation)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krull_dimension
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dimensional_analysis
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dimension
Plus the physical meaning from the examples above.

What exactly are you looking for? Your choice.
 
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