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by **alkaline** » Wed Nov 19, 2003 2:14 pm

choose your favorite...

summary of opinions so far:

-tridth/tride/trin is misleading because it suggests an affililiation with the third dimension (because of tri-) vs. being a fourth dimension term.

-tetridth/tetride/tetrin has two syllables, and furthers the overuse of the "tetra" prefix.

by **alkaline** » Fri Nov 21, 2003 3:42 pm

we either need more people to vote, or we need suggestions for terms that more people would agree to.

by **sup2069** » Sun Nov 23, 2003 11:24 pm

alkaline wrote:we either need more people to vote, or we need suggestions for terms that more people would agree to.

I like the 3rd option, it seems easier to relate to and less confusing than the others!

by **Aale de Winkel** » Mon Dec 01, 2003 11:53 am

I don't see the overkill of the tetra prefix, I still prefer the second option, though my second choise will be the third listed, since the first one is far too confusing.
The first option is still promoted in the glossary though, with the second option above listed as alternate.
(perhaps the second option can be promoted as "technical alternate" to the third option listed above, the second option is far more easily generalized to higher dimensions, pentridth, hextridth, heptridth ... etc.)
You see that the first option fits this sequence, but relating to the third direction and NOT the fourth.

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four dimensional thickness terms

Which of the following terms for four dimensional thickness do you prefer?

four dimensional thickness terms

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