three-dimensional space

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meaningsofthree-dimensionalandspace

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three-dimensional
adjective
uk
/ˌθriː.daɪˈmen.ʃən.əl/
us
/ˌθriː.daɪˈmen.ʃən.əl/
having or appearing to have three dimensions (= length, width, and height) and therefore ...
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space
noun
uk
/speɪs/
us
/speɪs/
an empty area that is available to ...
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(Definition ofthree-dimensionalandspacefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The action of the shift on the one-dimensional sequence winds its way through thethree-dimensionalspacein a space-filling fashion.
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However, it is very difficult to realize the simulation in athree-dimensionalspacedue to the great quantity of calculation required.
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A volumetric pixel is a value in athree-dimensionalspaceanalogous to a pixel that refers to two-dimensional image data.
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Evidently, the fastest possible way for objects inthree-dimensionalspaceis via the simplest transformation permitted by the corresponding kinematic geometry of that space.
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This sign changes when the wavevector s of three waves are matched inthree-dimensionalspace.
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The computed densities are applied in the context of probabilistic path planning for kinematic cart in the plane and flexible needle steering inthree-dimensionalspace.
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However, in athree-dimensionalspace, the change is more pronounced and can be detected more easily.
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The obstacles are assumed convex polygons in the plane, and convex polyhedral in thethree-dimensionalspacewith a fixed and known geometry.
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In the first part, we study the generic unfolding of a quadratic tangency between a curve and a surface in athree-dimensionalspace.
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The two well-known special cases are based on two-dimensional sections, which are orthogonal to each other, through the relevantthree-dimensionalspace.
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An audience is no longer offered the single-point perspective of film, but is instead enveloped within athree-dimensionalspace.
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He claims thatthree-dimensionalspacestems from the functional three-dimensional topology of the brain.
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Consider, then, an elastic incompressible material fillingthree-dimensionalspace.
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In architectural conception, it is necessary constantly to respect surfaces, both as planes and as part of thethree-dimensionalspace/volume which they create.
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The property implied by this lemma is stronger than that of mixing for measurable sets of thethree-dimensionalspaceof the special flow.
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For example, body movements involve complex physical transitions throughthree-dimensionalspace.
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For example, learning to catch a ball, moving in athree-dimensionalspace, is an example of this problem which is studied in robotics.
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