Under some continuum models, there are no set types or categories at all, only different dimensions along which everyone varies (hence a dimensional approach).

Experiential avoidance and behavioral disorders: a functional dimensional approach to diagnosis and treatment.

He discussed the constraints of the categorical approach and argued for the dimensional approach to the personality disorders.

There are two leading approaches to storing data in a data warehouse - the dimensional approach and the normalized approach.

A key advantage of a dimensional approach is that the data warehouse is easier for the user to understand and to use.

The main disadvantages of the dimensional approach are:

It is difficult to modify the data warehouse structure if the organization adopting the dimensional approach changes the way in which it does business.

Alan Pardew tried to do something about his team s one dimensional approach.

Since the line between pathological and nonpathological is likely blurry, should we take a more dimensional approach to confabulation?

In fact, the DSM-5, which is still being edited, will be using a dimensional approach.