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Volume/Mass in higher dimensions.

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Would a 3-Dimensional object, from the perspective of a higher dimensional space (like let's say a 5-Dimensional space), have zero voume/mass entirely? If yes, would this masslessness/volumelessness apply to all its dimensions, or just the extra ones? For example, would a 3-D being reaching 5th dimensional space have volume/mass in its 3 basic dimensions but not the 2 extra ones, or have no volume/mass in any dimension? Most importantly, what aspect of dimensional theory explains this property? Thanks in advance.
 
What you’re looking for to explain this is measure theory, not dimension theory.

An n-measure is(typically) defined on R^n, and for any usual m-dimensional subset, m<n, would have 0 n-measure(if it has any at all. There are non-measurable subsets, assuming the axiom of choice)

This is not true in general, though.

The fat cantor set is 0D, but has non-zero 1-measure(length)
 
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