ambDim(TropicalCycle) -- computes the dimension of the ambient space of a tropical cycle

• Function: ambDim

• Usage:

  ambDim(T)

• Inputs:
  • T, a tropical cycle,
• Outputs:
  • n, an integer, the dimension of the tropicalCycle T

i1 : QQ[x,y,z]

o1 = QQ[x..z]

o1 : PolynomialRing

i2 : T=tropicalVariety(ideal(x+y+z));

i3 : ambDim T

o3 = 3