multidimensional

American  

[muhl-tee-di-men-shuh-nl, -dahy-, muhl-tahy-] / ˌmʌl ti dɪˈmɛn ʃə nl, -daɪ-, ˌmʌl taɪ- /

adjective

1. having many different facets, elements, or factors.

   I believe every person is a complex and dynamic multidimensional system.

   Good CEOs find order in chaos, tackling multidimensional problems and bringing clarity to issues others may find baffling.

2. Mathematics. (of space) having more than three dimensions.

   By developing the math to describe multidimensional spaces, Riemann equipped physicists to explore the possibility of extra dimensions today.

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Etymology

Origin of multidimensional

First recorded in 1880–85; multi- ( def. ) + dimension ( def. ) + -al ¹ ( def. )

Example Sentences

Until then, remember that investing is a multidimensional probability game that never ends.

From Barron's

Until then, remember that investing is a multidimensional probability game that never ends.

From Barron's

"Their lives reflect the multidimensional realities of poverty," the report said.

From Barron's

Johnson learned how to fake it in the ring so he could make it in Hollywood, but none of his films have ever called for him to be so multidimensional.

From Salon

“Image is the weird, the prestige, the high and the low of this city. L.A. is not singular, it’s multifaceted, and tonight gives its flowers to that multidimensional L.A.,”

From Los Angeles Times