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  Boost.Geometry (aka GGL, Generic Geometry Library)

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[section:dimension dimension]

'''<indexterm><primary>dimension</primary></indexterm>'''
Metafunction defining [*value] as the number of coordinates (the number of axes of any geometry) of the point type making up the specified geometry type. 

[heading Synopsis]
``template<typename Geometry>
struct dimension
      : public core_dispatch::dimension< tag< Geometry >::type, geometry::util::bare_type< Geometry >::type >
{
  // ...
};
``

[heading Template parameter(s)]
[table
[[Parameter] [Description]]
[[typename Geometry] [Any type fulfilling a Geometry Concept]]
]

[heading Header]
Either

`#include <boost/geometry.hpp>`


Or

`#include <boost/geometry/core/coordinate_dimension.hpp>`

[include reference/core/coordinate_dimension.qbk]

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