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so everyone understands what you mean by a whole number dimension

and fractals have positive fractional dimensions covered

but what about negative dimensions?

complex dimension?
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@Felthry Complex dimensions exist, in a few forms. Mandelbrot and Julian sets are 2 dimensional fractals formed on 1+i complex space. also there are manifolds that include imaginary dimensions as time-like dimension. In its simplest form our physical spacetime is represented as a 3+i manifold.

there is apparently a form of negative dimensional space from a concept of topological "spectra" but I don't understand how they work

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