In mathematics, complex dimension usually refers to the dimension of a complex manifold M, or complex algebraic variety V. If the complex dimension is d, the real dimension will be 2d. That is, the smooth manifold M has dimension 2d; and away from any singular points V will also be a smooth manifold of dimension 2d.
The same points apply to codimension. For example a smooth complex hypersurface in complex projective space of dimension n will be a manifold of dimension 2(n − 1). A complex hyperplane does not separate complex projective space into two components, because it has codimension 2.
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