What is a “dimension” in Google Analytics?

[mihirthakur]

What is a “dimension” in Google Analytics?

[Lukedawn]

Its way to send custom data to Google Analytics.

[Saurabh]

The metric Pages/Session is the average number of pages viewed per session. The tables in most Analytics reports organize dimension values into rows, and metrics into columns. For example, this table shows one dimension (City) and two metrics (Sessions and Pages/Session).

[inoxindia]

Dimensions are ways to view and segment qualitative data in Google Analytics, used in tandem with metrics.

[akash1]

Google Analytics has two kinds of data: Dimensions and Metrics. ... Dimensions are the kinds of things you would see in the rows of a Google Analytics report. For example, language is a dimension — you can even see a whole report with rows and rows of language preferences. Browser preference is a dimension.

[GeethaN]

Dimension. A descriptive attribute or characteristic of data. Browser, Landing Page and Campaign are all examples of default dimensions in Analytics. A dimension is a descriptive attribute or characteristic of an object that can be given different values. ... Use them to help organize, segment, and analyze your data.