Etymology

pseudodimension

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Today it means: The largest cardinality (or infinite) of a set of points (in a function class) that can be shattered. Full definition →

English dimension ← Latin dīmēnsiō ← Proto-Italic *mētis
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  1. Ancient Greekψεύδω (pseúdō)
  2. Ancient Greekψευδής (pseudḗs)
  3. Middle Englishpseudo-
  4. Englishpseudo-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  6. Proto-Indo-European*trísinflu.
  7. Proto-Indo-European*d(w)is-
  8. Proto-Italic*dis-
  9. Latindis-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*med-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*meh₁-
  12. Proto-Italic*mētis
  13. Latinmētior
  14. Latindīmētior
  15. Latindīmēnsiō
  16. Englishdimension
  17. English todaypseudodimension

From pseudo- + dimension.

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