dimensional analysis

noun, Physics.
1.
a method for comparing the dimensions of the physical quantities occurring in a problem to find relationships between the quantities without having to solve the problem completely.
Compare dimension (def 6).
Origin
1920-25
Contemporary definitions for dimensional analysis
noun

a method of mathematical analysis that focuses on the dimensions of length, mass, time, etc., which aims to simplify a problem by dealing only with essential parameters; a technique of calculating with physical quantities in which units are included and treated in the same way as numbers

Word Origin

mathematics