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A '''dimension''' was a characteristic of [[universe]]. It was sometimes also referred to as a plane ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Twilight of the Gods (MA novel)}}, [[TV]]: {{cs|Time Heist (TV story)}}) or "[[time]]-[[space]]". ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Greatest Show in the Galaxy (TV story)}}) | |||
A '''dimension''' was a characteristic of [[universe]]. It was sometimes also referred to as a plane ([[PROSE]]: | |||
== Characteristics == | == Characteristics == | ||
There were countless billions of dimensions, some of them incomprehensibly different to [[N-Space]]. Beings from these distant dimensions obeyed very different laws of physics and were (presumably) forbidden to cross into other dimensions. [[Nobody No-One]] came from a reality 45 billion dimensions away from N-Space and was composed of language and communication instead of [[matter]] and [[energy]]. ([[AUDIO]]: | There were countless billions of dimensions, some of them incomprehensibly different to [[N-Space]]. Beings from these distant dimensions obeyed very different laws of physics and were (presumably) forbidden to cross into other dimensions. [[Nobody No-One]] came from a reality 45 billion dimensions away from N-Space and was composed of language and communication instead of [[matter]] and [[energy]]. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Word Lord (audio story)}}) | ||
The [[Sixth Doctor]] described there being trillions and trillions of alternate dimensions, some of which could be infinitesimally small [[micro-universe]]s. ([[AUDIO]]: | The [[Sixth Doctor]] described there being trillions and trillions of alternate dimensions, some of which could be infinitesimally small [[micro-universe]]s. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Macros (audio story)}}) However, the [[Seventh Doctor]] later commented that one billion cubic centimetres was small in terms of a dimension's size. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Light at the End (audio story)}}) | ||
[[Time]] was often considered by [[human]]s to be the "fourth dimension" ([[TV]]: | [[Time]] was often considered by [[human]]s to be the "fourth dimension" ([[TV]]: {{cs|An Unearthly Child (TV story)|namedep=An Unearthly Child (1)}}) and [[Vicki Pallister]] later elaborated that time, even though a dimension in itself, had dimensions of its own. The [[First Doctor]] even stated, in their adventure at the time, that he did not understand "''this''" fourth dimension. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Space Museum (TV story)}}) Different universes possessed different time dimensions. Time moved faster in [[Capron (planet)|Capron]]'s universe, requiring metabolisms to be altered so as to prevent rapid ageing when travelling to it from N-space. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Macros (audio story)}}) | ||
According to the [[Twelfth Doctor]], the [[Boneless]] were "from a universe with only two dimensions", although the Doctor also described them as "creatures from another dimension" and mentioned a way of sending them "back to their own dimension". People in N-Space, where three dimensions were required for life to survive there, had theorised such a universe's existence, but according to the Doctor, "no-one could go there and prove its existence without a heck of a [[diet]]". ([[TV]]: | According to the [[Twelfth Doctor]], the [[Boneless]] were "from a universe with only two dimensions", although the Doctor also described them as "creatures from another dimension" and mentioned a way of sending them "back to their own dimension". People in N-Space, where three dimensions were required for life to survive there, had theorised such a universe's existence, but according to the Doctor, "no-one could go there and prove its existence without a heck of a [[diet]]". ([[TV]]: {{cs|Flatline (TV story)}}) | ||
== Terminology == | == Terminology == | ||
"Dimension" was sometimes used interchangeably with "universe" or "plane". | "Dimension" was sometimes used interchangeably with "universe" or "plane". | ||
The [[Elder God]]s were said to have shunted themselves into a "parallel dimension" ([[PROSE]]: | The [[Elder God]]s were said to have shunted themselves into a "parallel dimension" ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Millennial Rites (novel)}}) and a "[[parallel universe]]". ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|All-Consuming Fire (novel)}}) | ||
== Dimensions within the universe == | == Dimensions within the universe == | ||
The universe had eleven dimensions in total. ([[PROSE]]: | The universe had eleven dimensions in total. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Parasite (novel)}}) | ||
Depending on perspective, the "normal" universe was variously described as being three dimensions, ([[AUDIO]]: | Depending on perspective, the "normal" universe was variously described as being three dimensions, ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Paradise 5 (audio story)}}) four dimensions, ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Storm Warning (audio story)}}, {{cs|The Hollows of Time (audio story)}}) and five dimensions, with the other six "higher dimensions" forming the [[Six-Fold-Realm]]. | ||
{{quote|When the universe was created, dimensions started to solidify out of the primal chaos [...] And in the aftermath of [[Event Zero]], eleven dimensions did fight for existence. Five were triumphant - together they did become the three dimensions of space, and the two dimensions of time through which we travel. But the remaining six dimensions did still exist: although beaten, although denied their dominance, they curled and curdled amongst themselves to become a six-fold universe, separate yet conjoined.|[[The Quantum Archangel (novel)|The Quantum Archangel]]}} | {{quote|When the universe was created, dimensions started to solidify out of the primal chaos [...] And in the aftermath of [[Event Zero]], eleven dimensions did fight for existence. Five were triumphant - together they did become the three dimensions of space, and the two dimensions of time through which we travel. But the remaining six dimensions did still exist: although beaten, although denied their dominance, they curled and curdled amongst themselves to become a six-fold universe, separate yet conjoined.|[[The Quantum Archangel (novel)|The Quantum Archangel]]}} | ||
The first three, the three "primary dimensions," ([[AUDIO]]: | The first three, the three "primary dimensions," ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Invasion of E-Space (audio story)}}) were required to sustain native life forms such as [[human]]s and [[Time Lord]]s. As the [[Twelfth Doctor]] theorised, "Perhaps [the [[Boneless]] didn't] even understand that we need[ed] three dimensions to live in." ([[TV]]: {{cs|Flatline (TV story)}}) While these made up space in the physical sense, time was considered to be the fourth dimension and [[space]] the fifth, ([[TV]]: {{cs|An Unearthly Child (TV story)|namedep=An Unearthly Child (1)}}) altogether forming the [[space-time continuum]] where space and time were connected, since they both came into being at the same moment. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Forbidden Time (audio story)}}) In relation to four-dimensional space-time, the universe had seven "concealed" dimensions, "the intermediate dimensions," which held space together. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Hollows of Time (audio story)}}) | ||
Alternatively, access to the "[[fifth dimension]]" was equated as being access to [[time travel]]. ([[AUDIO]]: | Alternatively, access to the "[[fifth dimension]]" was equated as being access to [[time travel]]. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Mission to Magnus (audio story)}}) After the bite of a [[Vortisaur]] aged the skin of [[Peter Rathbone]]'s forearm to that of a sixty-year old, the [[Eighth Doctor]] described the Vortisaurs, who were native to the [[Time Vortex]], as "five-dimensional predators [who] make five-dimensional bite marks". ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Storm Warning (audio story)}}) | ||
The [[omniverse]] was implied to have an infinite number of dimensions. ([[PROSE]]: | The [[omniverse]] was implied to have an infinite number of dimensions. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Spiral Scratch (novel)}}) | ||
== Other dimensions == | == Other dimensions == | ||
[[Hyperspace]] was another dimension. ([[TV]]: | [[Hyperspace]] was another dimension. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Stones of Blood (TV story)}}) It could be reached using a [[black hole]], which essentially collapsed dimensions into a [[singularity]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Horns of Nimon (TV story)}}) | ||
According to one account, a [[TARDIS]]' interior existed as a separate dimension from the rest of the universe. This meant the interior didn't exist, creating [[temporal grace]]. ([[TV]]: | According to one account, a [[TARDIS]]' interior existed as a separate dimension from the rest of the universe. This meant the interior didn't exist, creating [[temporal grace]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Hand of Fear (TV story)}}) Another account described TARDISes as being a part of the universe; the [[Tenth Doctor]] said that [[The Doctor's TARDIS|his TARDIS]] was "the last TARDIS in the universe". ([[TV]]: {{cs|Rise of the Cybermen (TV story)}}) According to another account, the [[Eleventh Doctor]] said that the Doctor telling [[Mels]] that the TARDIS existed in a state of temporal grace was "a clever lie" to ensure that Mels didn't fire her gun. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Let's Kill Hitler (TV story)}}) Nonetheless, the Eleventh Doctor also described the huge room inside the TARDIS which was surrounded by a tiny exterior as "basically another dimension". ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Vampires of Venice (TV story)}}) The external dimensions of the Doctor's TARDIS were once leeched by the Boneless, making its exterior shell smaller but keeping the interior the same size. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Flatline (TV story)}}) | ||
A location of space called the [[Arc of Infinity]] was known as an ancient curve between dimensions. ([[TV]]: | A location of space called the [[Arc of Infinity]] was known as an ancient curve between dimensions. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Arc of Infinity (TV story)}}) | ||
[[N-Form (Damaged Goods)|N-Forms]] were constructs created by the [[Patrexes]] that were able to cross dimensions and exist in pocket dimensions of their own. ([[PROSE]]: | [[N-Form (Damaged Goods)|N-Forms]] were constructs created by the [[Patrexes]] that were able to cross dimensions and exist in pocket dimensions of their own. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Damaged Goods (novel)}}) | ||
The [[Mavora]] existed in only the first two dimensions, and thus they were a completely flat shape and could slide between the atoms of the universe. ([[COMIC]]: | The [[Mavora]] existed in only the first two dimensions, and thus they were a completely flat shape and could slide between the atoms of the universe. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|The Broken Man (comic story)}}) | ||
The [[2Dis]] was able to restore three dimensions to small objects the Boneless had flattened into two dimensions and reverse the process. After the Boneless took on a 3D form in N-Space, they had the ability to "restore" dimensions as well. ([[TV]]: | The [[2Dis]] was able to restore three dimensions to small objects the Boneless had flattened into two dimensions and reverse the process. After the Boneless took on a 3D form in N-Space, they had the ability to "restore" dimensions as well. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Flatline (TV story)}}) | ||
[[E-Space]] was a small dimension connected to [[N-Space]] by the [[Logopolitan]]s in an effort to delay the death of the universe from [[entropy]]. Access was through a [[Charged Vacuum Emboitment]]. The [[Fourth Doctor]] and [[Romana II]] stumbled through one such CVE. ([[TV]]: | [[E-Space]] was a small dimension connected to [[N-Space]] by the [[Logopolitan]]s in an effort to delay the death of the universe from [[entropy]]. Access was through a [[Charged Vacuum Emboitment]]. The [[Fourth Doctor]] and [[Romana II]] stumbled through one such CVE. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Full Circle (TV story)}}) They found the [[Great Vampire]] hiding there. ([[TV]]: {{cs|State of Decay (TV story)}}) | ||
According to [[Fenric]], the Doctor trapped him in the [[Shadow Dimensions]] for seventeen centuries ([[TV]]: | According to [[Fenric]], the Doctor trapped him in the [[Shadow Dimensions]] for seventeen centuries ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Curse of Fenric (TV story)}}) which were remnants of the [[pre-universe]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Curse of Fenric (novelisation)}}) | ||
The [[Seventh Doctor]] claimed [[King Arthur]]'s craft found in [[Lake Vortigern]] was from another dimension or [[Arthur's World|parallel universe]]. ([[TV]]: | The [[Seventh Doctor]] claimed [[King Arthur]]'s craft found in [[Lake Vortigern]] was from another dimension or [[Arthur's World|parallel universe]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Battlefield (TV story)}}) | ||
The [[Antiverse]] was a universe comprised of [[anti-time]]. Use of the [[Oubliette of Eternity]] would send people to this universe, turning them into [[Neverperson|Neverpeople]]. The [[Eighth Doctor]] and Romana II went there looking for the remains of [[Rassilon]]. ([[AUDIO]]: | The [[Antiverse]] was a universe comprised of [[anti-time]]. Use of the [[Oubliette of Eternity]] would send people to this universe, turning them into [[Neverperson|Neverpeople]]. The [[Eighth Doctor]] and Romana II went there looking for the remains of [[Rassilon]]. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Neverland (audio story)}}) | ||
The [[Divergent Universe]] was a universe created by Rassilon to contain the [[Divergence]], a race that would theoretically replace the [[Time Lord]]s. The Eighth Doctor went there on a self-imposed exile. ([[AUDIO]]: | The [[Divergent Universe]] was a universe created by Rassilon to contain the [[Divergence]], a race that would theoretically replace the [[Time Lord]]s. The Eighth Doctor went there on a self-imposed exile. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Zagreus (audio story)}}) | ||
[[Jason Kane]] spent several years in a [[hell]] dimension. It was predominately rock. Tunnelling craft tunnelled their way between habitable areas. ([[PROSE]]: | [[Jason Kane]] spent several years in a [[hell]] dimension. It was predominately rock. Tunnelling craft tunnelled their way between habitable areas. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Infernal Nexus (novel)}}) | ||
According to the [[Tenth Doctor]], [[the Morass (The Crimson Hand)|the Morass]] was a dimension where time and space had been torn apart. ([[COMIC]]: | According to the [[Tenth Doctor]], [[the Morass (The Crimson Hand)|the Morass]] was a dimension where time and space had been torn apart. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|The Crimson Hand (comic story)}}) | ||
The [[bubble universe]] was a [[universe]] outside of N-Space which could be accessed from N-Space via a [[Bubble universe rift|space-time rift]]. ([[TV]]: | The [[bubble universe]] was a [[universe]] outside of N-Space which could be accessed from N-Space via a [[Bubble universe rift|space-time rift]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Doctor's Wife (TV story)}}) | ||
The [[after-universe]] had twenty-seven dimensions, all of which [[Saraquazel]] existed in. ([[PROSE]]: | The [[after-universe]] had twenty-seven dimensions, all of which [[Saraquazel]] existed in. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Millennial Rites (novel)}}) | ||
An [[empty dimension]] was a "spare dimension" "every TARDIS" carried as standard equipment. Someone imprisoned in there could not die, but they could be caged until the end of eternity. ([[COMIC]]: | An [[empty dimension]] was a "spare dimension" "every TARDIS" carried as standard equipment. Someone imprisoned in there could not die, but they could be caged until the end of eternity. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|Doctor Who and the Iron Legion (comic story)}}) | ||
In [[2011]], the [[Koggnossenti]] [[hubship]] [[transmat]]ted to [[London]] from another dimension. ([[AUDIO]]: | In [[2011]], the [[Koggnossenti]] [[hubship]] [[transmat]]ted to [[London]] from another dimension. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Technophobia (audio story)}}) | ||
At the [[fall of Gallifrey]], the first thirteen [[incarnation]]s of [[the Doctor]] relocated [[Gallifrey]] to a "[[Gallifrey's pocket universe|parallel pocket universe]]", ([[TV]]: | At the [[fall of Gallifrey]], the first thirteen [[incarnation]]s of [[the Doctor]] relocated [[Gallifrey]] to a "[[Gallifrey's pocket universe|parallel pocket universe]]", ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Day of the Doctor (TV story)}}) or [[bubble universe]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Spyfall (TV story)}}) Both the [[Twelfth Doctor]] and [[Missy]] acknowledged this as "another dimension". ([[TV]]: {{cs|Death in Heaven (TV story)}}) | ||
== Species from different dimensions == | == Species from different dimensions == | ||
Many species were either native to different dimensions or were extra- | Many species were either native to different dimensions or were extra-dimensional in nature. The [[transcendental being]]s, such as the [[Eternal]]s, existed in the higher dimensions of [[Calabi-Yau Space]]. The [[Guardians of Time]] ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Destroyer of Delights (audio story)}}) and the [[Chronovore]]s ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Blood Heat (novel)}}) found it "cramped" existing in the normal dimensions. | ||
Other extra-dimensional species included the two-dimensional [[Boneless]], ([[TV]]: | Other extra-dimensional species included the two-dimensional [[Boneless]], ([[TV]]: {{cs|Flatline (TV story)}}) five-dimensional [[Tef'Aree]], ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|Tesseract (comic story)}}) seven-dimensional [[Legion]]s, ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Lucifer Rising (novel)}}) and eight-dimensional [[Scourge]]. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Shadow of the Scourge (audio story)}}) Ace claimed that the [[Elysium parasite]]s, such as [[the Artifact]], extended into more than eleven dimensions. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Parasite (novel)}}) | ||
Species that were native to other dimensions included the [[Spillager]]s ([[AUDIO]]: | Species that were native to other dimensions included the [[Spillager]]s, ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Winter for the Adept (audio story)}}) [[Dalek (Project Infinity)|Good Daleks]], ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Project Infinity (audio story)}}) [[neutron eater]]s, ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Lost Souls (audio story)}}) [[Tolian]]s, [[Mind leech]]es, [[Skyhead]]s, [[Lava Spider]]s, [[Cube (Dominion)|Cubes]], [[Nexus]], ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Dominion (audio story}}) [[Edger]]s, ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|On the Cards (comic story)}}) and [[light-eating locust]]s. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Eaters of Light (TV story)}}) | ||
== Behind the scenes == | == Behind the scenes == | ||
