Well, I'm writing a book about planet's and dimensions, and I need help. If someone can make a brief explanation on the differences of those two, that'd be great! Thank you!
What is the difference between a planet and a dimension?
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A dimension is like a ruler. You measure something. If you look at a corner of a room, you can see that three rulers (perhaps very long ones) can measure any point in the universe, and there are only three dimensions. Talk about a fourth dimension is fiction. If you are writing that sort of fiction then a dimension can be anything your writing skills can support.
A "planet" is a celestial body that moves in an orbit around a star. One definition of "dimension" is what we perceive to be reality - we inhabit a three-dimensional world where we can differentiate and recognise length, width and height or depth. The first dimension is length - a line is a good representation of length. The second dimension is width - two horizontal lines and two vertical lines can come together to form a two-dimensional square. The third dimension is height or depth - adding depth to a square makes a three-dimensional cube. Scientists believe that there may be many more dimensions than these, (it is often proposed that time might be "the fourth dimension"), but so far, these are the only ones that we're aware of. The word dimension (plural dimensions) can also be used to talk about the actual measurements of an object. For example, a table can be 36 inches by 18 inches by 36 inches. When people use the expression "another dimension" or "alternate dimension", they're talking about a reality that might differ from our own (i.e.: objects do not adhere to or cannot be perceived in a three-dimensional sense.) Sometimes they are actually referring to what might more accurately be described as a "parallel universe" - a place where the rules that exist here might not apply.