Ron1212 (2012-09-21 02:18:08)

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Lookie here. I'm all fine and dandy at school. All A's. then conversions show up.

I'm ed.

Can anyone please explain Dimensional Analysis to me? I'll give you 3DS Points if you do! (around 50-100, at least when the points transfer system is back up)

Yep, I'm that desperate. It's just so confusing.

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BioMan8 (2012-09-21 02:22:54)

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In physics and all science, dimensional analysis is a tool to find or check relations among physical quantities by using their dimensions. The dimension of a physical quantity is the combination of the basic physical dimensions (usually mass, length, time, electric charge, and temperature) which describe it; for example, speed has the dimension length per time, and may be measured in meters per second, miles per hour, or other units. Dimensional analysis is based on the fact that a physical law must be independent of the units used to measure the physical variables. A straightforward practical consequence is that any meaningful equation (and any inequality and inequation) must have the same dimensions in the left and right sides. Checking this is the basic way of performing dimensional analysis.

Dimensional analysis is routinely used to check the plausibility of derived equations and computations. It is also used to form reasonable hypotheses about complex physical situations that can be tested by experiment or by more developed theories of the phenomena, and to categorize types of physical quantities and units based on their relations to or dependence on other units, or their dimensions if any.

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sandy960 (2012-09-21 02:24:14)

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little5 (2012-09-21 02:25:23)

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Dimensional is like different dimension. 3 dimension, 4 dimension, 2 dimension etc. Analysis is like exploring/observing/testing. 3d is when things on a 2d object pop out as an optical illusion. (optical = eye illusion = trick). 2d is flat, 4d is un-discovered.

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little5 (2012-09-21 02:26:39)

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... -Bioman8 I'm just giving what I THINK it is.

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Spector (2012-09-21 02:27:08)

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Points transfer is down.

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Ron1212 (2012-09-21 02:33:53)

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"Can anyone please explain Dimensional Analysis to me? I'll give you 3DS Points if you do! (around 50-100, at least when the points transfer system is back up)"

@Spector

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Spector (2012-09-21 02:35:57)

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Sorry, I tend to skim and miss a few things >3>

And the point transfer might not be up ever.

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Ron1212 (2012-09-21 02:37:01)

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How about a "picket fence"? It's a technice for dimensional analysis

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