Understanding Higher Dimensions as a Layperson
Y ou might have come across terms like ‘fourth dimension’ or higher dimensions in movies, science fiction books, or through people talking about scientific theories. So what exactly are higher dimensions? We are all familiar with the three spatial dimensions (3D): length, breadth, and height, which are used for defining the shape and size of our physical world. Everything in the physical world around us including, tools, people, buildings, structures, and other objects, can be measured using three spatial dimensions. The 4th dimension In physics and mathematics, the concept of dimensions beyond 3D is very prominent. Our universe is said to exist in a four-dimensional continuum referred to as spacetime. Spacetime is comprised of three dimensions of space and one dimension of time stitched together. It might be hard to visualize the fourth dimension (i.e. time) because we are used to visualizing dimensions only in terms of space. But think about it ...