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(I no longer want to merge this with Spatial model of voting, but rather rename from Dimensional limitations of the spatial model to Limitations of the spatial model)
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The [[Spatial model of voting|spatial model]] is ubiquitous in theoretical study and simulations of voting methods. However, the dimension of this geometric embedding imposes fundamental restrictions on the allowed number of candidates which may be distinguished, as there is a finite number of regions possible for each possible ranking. The following article discusses this limitation and some implications.