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ambDim(TropicalCycle) -- computes the dimension of the ambient space of a tropical cycle

Synopsis

Function: ambDim
Usage:

ambDim(T)
Inputs:
- T, a tropical cycle,
Outputs:
- n, an integer, the dimension of the tropicalCycle T

Description

This function computes the dimension of the space where the tropical cycle is contained.

i1 : QQ[x,y,z]

o1 = QQ[x..z]

o1 : PolynomialRing

i2 : T=tropicalVariety(ideal(x+y+z));

i3 : ambDim T

o3 = 3

Ways to use this method:

ambDim(TropicalCycle) -- computes the dimension of the ambient space of a tropical cycle