MEANING
Having or being organized around a single dimension, aspect, or underlying trait.
Use it for
describing a measure intended to capture one trait; questioning a single-dimension account of a complex concept; distinguishing one underlying construct from several distinct constructsSpecifies one underlying dimension or aspect rather than simply calling a concept simple. Academic functions: Research / Methodology.
Words that belong together
- a unidimensional scale
- a unidimensional construct
- a unidimensional model
On the page
The questionnaire was intended as a unidimensional measure of trust.
A unidimensional account of disadvantage may overlook differences between income, health, and education.
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Word forms
- Base
- unidimensional
Usage notes
Relational adjective, normally non-gradable. One-dimensional is a synonym, not an additional new entry here. Register: technical. Commonness: uncommon (qualitative editorial estimate, informed by dictionaries/corpus).
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