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# ST\_NDims
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ST\_NDims returns the coordinate dimension of a geometry. ST\_NDims doesn't consider the topological dimension of a geometry. Instead, it returns a constant value depending on the dimension of the geometry. 

## Syntax
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```
ST_NDims(geom)
```

## Arguments
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 *geom*   
A value of data type `GEOMETRY` or an expression that evaluates to a `GEOMETRY` type. 

## Return type
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`INTEGER` representing the inherent dimension of *geom*. 

If *geom* is null, then null is returned. 

The values returned are as follows.


| Returned value | Dimension of input geometry | 
| --- | --- | 
| 2 | 2D | 
| 3 | 3DZ or 3DM | 
| 4 | 4D | 

## Examples
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The following SQL returns the number of dimensions of a 2D linestring. 

```
SELECT ST_NDims(ST_GeomFromText('LINESTRING(0 0,1 1,2 2,0 0)'));
```

```
st_ndims
-------------
 2
```

The following SQL returns the number of dimensions of a 3DZ linestring. 

```
SELECT ST_NDims(ST_GeomFromText('LINESTRING Z(0 0 3,1 1 3,2 2 3,0 0 3)'));
```

```
st_ndims
-------------
 3
```

The following SQL returns the number of dimensions of a 3DM linestring. 

```
SELECT ST_NDims(ST_GeomFromText('LINESTRING M(0 0 4,1 1 4,2 2 4,0 0 4)'));
```

```
st_ndims
-------------
 3
```

The following SQL returns the number of dimensions of a 4D linestring. 

```
SELECT ST_NDims(ST_GeomFromText('LINESTRING ZM(0 0 3 4,1 1 3 4,2 2 3 4,0 0 3 4)'));
```

```
st_ndims
-------------
 4
```