What is a three-dimensional timeline?

AngryApple · Nov 19, 2009, 05:37 PM

What is it? I would assume it would be a 3D timeline...but how would I make one? It's for a school project. Thanks.

lewis82 · Nov 19, 2009, 06:44 PM

My own conception of a timeline is of a one-dimensional timeline, i.e., events placed somewhere on a stright line.

Now two-dimensional implies two variables: time and another one (could be place, or temperature, etc).

Three-dimensional thus needs three variables, and it wouldn't be called a timeline, as would also be the two-dimensionnal one: they would rather be 2D ans 3D graphs.

But I'm just a college student, maybe there is another answer...

juanm · Nov 19, 2009, 07:40 PM

Maybe he's simply thinking about this

lewis82 · Nov 19, 2009, 07:49 PM

That explains a lot.

(I don't want to enter into arguing, but for me, this is 3D rather than three-dimensional...)

AngryApple · Nov 19, 2009, 08:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by juanm

Maybe he's simply thinking about this

I saw that. I don't use OS X, though.

Thanks for the help, guys.

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