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It is useful to distinguish between dimensionless quantities of a different kind, such as the radian (in the SI, a ratio of quantities of dimension length), so the symbol sr is used. For example, radiant intensity can be measured in watts per steradian (W⋅sr −1 ).
Dave Langford reviewed The Planiverse for White Dwarf #55, and stated that "This delightful book will be inspiring 2D game scenarios any second now." [2]Kirkus Reviews considered it "an ingenious intellectual exercise—amusing, edifying, sometimes tedious" [3] At Tor.com, Jason Shiga found it to be a "tour de force followup" to Flatland, and found the appendix to be the "most impressive ...
Another common term for a parallel universe is "another dimension", stemming from the idea that if the 4th dimension is time, the 5th dimension—a direction at a right angle to the fourth—is a direction into any of the alternative spacetime realities. Fiction has long borrowed an idea of "another world" from myth, legend and religion.
The multiverse is the hypothetical set of all universes. [1] [a] Together, these universes are presumed to comprise everything that exists: the entirety of space, time, matter, energy, information, and the physical laws and constants that describe them.
Another series that may have contributed to the term is City Hunter. One of the lead characters in City Hunter —Kaori—makes extensive use of the "transdimensional hammers" as they are sometimes called, as they are one of the two main running gags in the series; the other is the extreme lecherousness of the other main character—Ryo—which ...
In science fiction, hyperspace (also known as nulspace, subspace, overspace, jumpspace and similar terms) is a concept relating to higher dimensions as well as parallel universes and a faster-than-light (FTL) method of interstellar travel. In its original meaning, the term hyperspace was simply a synonym for higher-dimensional space.
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Isekai (Japanese: 異世界 transl. 'different world', 'another world', or 'other world') is a sub-genre of fiction.It includes novels, light novels, films, manga, webtoons, anime, and video games that revolve around a displaced person or people who are transported to and have to survive in another world such as a fantasy world, game world, or parallel universe with or without the possibility ...