Flatland
World without height
Flatland is the title of Edwin Abbott's 1884 novella, a satirical work set in a two-dimensional world where geometric shapes live as conscious beings.
The book uses its premise to explore social hierarchy and the difficulty of perceiving dimensions beyond one's own experience.
References to Flatland often invoke limited perspective or inability to imagine realities outside familiar frameworks. (Lowercase flatland is level terrain.)
Having only two axes
- 2DTwo-dimensional
- dimensionMeasurable extent or scope
- planeWinged flying vehicle
- shapeExternal outline of something
polygon · triangle · square · pentagon · hexagon · circle · line · point
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- 1884A calendar year
- satireMockery exposing vice
- VictorianOf a prim era
- social commentaryAnalysis of societal conditions
hierarchy · caste · polygon · narrator · allegory · novella · book · classic
Measurable extent or scope
- perspectiveAttitude or spatial rendering
- perceptionMental interpretation of stimuli
- limitedRestricted in extent
- transcendenceSurpassing usual limits
higher dimension · third dimension · fourth dimension · hypercube · tesseract
Ranked authority structure
- classGrouping by shared traits
- rigidityState of being unbending
- closed-mindedUnreceptive to new ideas
- perspectiveAttitude or spatial rendering
satire · social order · conformity · oppression · enlightenment · revelation
two-dimensional
Having only two axes
shape · polygon · triangle · square · pentagon · hexagon · circle · line · point · geometric
Abbott
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social commentary · hierarchy · caste · polygon · narrator · allegory · novella · book · classic · literature
dimension
Measurable extent or scope
- perspectiveAttitude or spatial rendering
- perceptionMental interpretation of stimuli
- limitedRestricted in extent
transcendence · higher dimension · third dimension · fourth dimension · hypercube · tesseract
hierarchy
Ranked authority structure
- classGrouping by shared traits
- rigidityState of being unbending
- closed-mindedUnreceptive to new ideas
perspective · satire · social order · conformity · oppression · enlightenment · revelation
Flatlandthree-dimensional space
Realm with depth
hyperspace · solid geometry · higher dimensions · three-dimensional
Flatlandmountainous terrain
Land with many peaks
highlands · hill country · rugged terrain · alpine region · mountainscape