Dimension : As a measurable quantity like mass, length, time, from the Latin dimensionem , probably 14 th C this is the context used by Francis Bacon in his Novum Organum (1620)
This is particularly so for carcinogens such as N -nitrosodimethylamine and N -nitrosodiethyl-amine, and for metals such as nickel or cadmium
Controls were 1297 subjects (1052 men and 245 women, median age 61 years, range 3079) frequency-matched with cases by 5-year age groups, sex and study centre, selected among patients admitted to the same hospitals as cases for a wide spectrum of acute, non-neoplastic conditions, not related to smoking, alcohol consumption or long-term modifications of diet
The crucial point here is that loneliness doesnt care about the numbers how many friends you have or how much time you spend with them