dimensional analysis

noun

, Physics.

1. a method for comparing the dimensions of the physical quantities occurring in a problem to find relationships between the quantities without having to solve the problem completely. Compare dimension ( def 7 ).

Word History and Origins

Origin of dimensional analysis¹

First recorded in 1920–25

Example Sentences

Ken Andersen at the Center for Marine Life, Technical University of Denmark, is now extending dimensional analysis to describe plankton, the enormous group of organisms that is part of the ocean ecosystem.

From Nautilus