Equidimensional (geology)

Equidimensional is an adjective applied to objects that have nearly the same size or spread in multiple directions.

As a mathematical concept, it may be applied to objects that extend across any number of dimensions, such as equidimensional schemes.

[2] For instance, if a, b and c are the long, intermediate, and short axes of a convex structure, and R is a number greater than one, then four mutually exclusive shape classes may be defined by:[3] Table 1: Zingg's convex object shape classes For Zingg's applications, R was set equal to 3⁄2.

The relationship between the four categories is illustrated in the figure at right, which allows one to plot long and short axis dimensions for the convex envelope of any solid object.

For example, the convex envelope for some humans might plot near the black dot in the upper left of the figure.