In mathematics, the dimension of a vector space V is the cardinality (i.e. the number of vectors) of a basis of V over its base field. [1] It is sometimes called Hamel dimension (after Georg Hamel) or algebraic dimension to distinguish it from other types of dimension. For every vector space there exists a basis, [a] and all bases of a vector space have equal cardinality; [b] as a result, the dimension of a vector space is uniquely defined. We say V is finite-dimensional if the dimension of V is finite, and infinite-dimensional if its dimension is infinite. The dimension of the vector space V over the field F can be written as dim F ( V ) or as [V : F], read "dimension of V over F ". When F can be inferred from context, dim( V ) is typically written. Contents 1 Examples 2 Facts 3 Generalizations 3.1 Trace 4 See also 5 Notes 6 References 7 External links Examples The vector space R 3 has {(100),(010),(00...