Dim
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Dim may refer to:
The abbreviation dim may refer to:
The abbreviation dIm may mean:
DIM may also refer to:
- A low level of lightingLightingLighting or illumination is the deliberate application of light to achieve some practical or aesthetic effect. Lighting includes the use of both artificial light sources such as lamps and light fixtures, as well as natural illumination by capturing daylight...
; lacking in brightness - A keyword that declares a variable or array, in most versions of BASICBASICBASIC is a family of general-purpose, high-level programming languages whose design philosophy emphasizes ease of use - the name is an acronym from Beginner's All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code....
- StupidityStupidityStupidity is a lack of intelligence, understanding, reason, wit, or sense. It may be innate, assumed, or reactive - 'being "stupid with grief" as a defence against trauma', a state marked with 'grief and despair...making even simple daily tasks a hardship'....
, a lack of intelligence
The abbreviation dim may refer to:
- Deportivo Independiente Medellín, a Colombian football club
- DimensionDimensionIn physics and mathematics, the dimension of a space or object is informally defined as the minimum number of coordinates needed to specify any point within it. Thus a line has a dimension of one because only one coordinate is needed to specify a point on it...
, a measure of how many parameters is sufficient to describe an object in mathematics- Dimension (vector space)Dimension (vector space)In mathematics, the dimension of a vector space V is the cardinality of a basis of V. It is sometimes called Hamel dimension or algebraic dimension to distinguish it from other types of dimension...
, the number of vectors needed to describe the basis in a vector space, in linear algebra
- Dimension (vector space)
- Diminished chordDiminished chordA diminished triad chord or diminished chord is a triad consisting of two minor thirds above the root — if built on C, a diminished chord would have a C, an E and a G. It resembles a minor triad with a lowered fifth....
, a dissonant chord with a minor third and diminished fifth to the root in music theory - Diminuendo, a word indicating changes of dynamics in music
- DiminutiveDiminutiveIn language structure, a diminutive, or diminutive form , is a formation of a word used to convey a slight degree of the root meaning, smallness of the object or quality named, encapsulation, intimacy, or endearment...
, a formation of a word
The abbreviation dIm may mean:
- Some types of a dwarf irregular galaxy; a small galaxy (dwarf galaxyDwarf galaxyA dwarf galaxy is a small galaxy composed of up to several billion stars, a small number compared to our own Milky Way's 200-400 billion stars...
, "d") which contains a not easily classified structure (irregular galaxyIrregular galaxyAn irregular galaxy is a galaxy that does not have a distinct regular shape, like a spiral or an elliptical galaxy. The shape of an irregular galaxy is uncommon – they do not fall into any of the regular classes of the Hubble sequence, and they are often chaotic in appearance, with neither a...
, "Im") that is not spiral ("Sm"). It can also be abbreviated "dI" or "dIrr".
DIM may also refer to:
- 3,3'-Diindolylmethane3,3'-Diindolylmethane3,3′-Diindolylmethane or DIM is a compound derived from the digestion of indole-3-carbinol, found in cruciferous vegetables such as broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage and kale. The reputation of Brassica vegetables as healthy foods rests in part on the activities of...
, an anticarcinogen compound - Dirección de Inteligencia MilitarDirección de Inteligencia MilitarThe Dirección de Inteligencia Militar was the military intelligence agency of Venezuela.According to the New York Times, as of June 3, 2008, DIM has been replaced with a new agency, the General Counterintelligence Office.-See also:...
, the military intelligence agency of Venezuela