MEANING
Having several different aspects or dimensions that need to be considered together.
Use it for
describing a problem with several interacting aspects; showing why one indicator cannot represent a whole concept; analyzing different dimensions of an outcome or experienceMakes clear that a concept or problem has several distinct aspects and cannot be adequately represented by one measure. Academic functions: Analysis / Interpretation, Theory / Conceptual Language, Research / Methodology.
Words that belong together
- multidimensional poverty
- a multidimensional construct
- multidimensional analysis
On the page
A multidimensional account of poverty includes health, education, and living conditions.
The study treats wellbeing as a multidimensional construct rather than a single feeling.
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Word forms
- Base
- multidimensional
Usage notes
Attributive and predicative. Usually not graded; more multidimensional is possible when explicitly comparing the number or variety of aspects. Register: neutral. Commonness: moderately common (qualitative editorial estimate, informed by dictionaries/corpus).
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