One thing I came to notice when it comes to math. Whether it's basic Arithmetic or the most advanced stuff like Trigonometry. Math has always been as one and two dimensional. By that I mean even the most advanced of equations are often shown in at length and/or width.

To give an example. Basic addition.

Width: 2 + 2 = 4

Length:

2

+2

-----

4

Even when it comes to doing equations that involve the basic measurements of 3 dimensions.

L + W + H/D (Length Plus Width Plus Height/Depth)

However I always wondered if someone were to try to change Math by going beyond the two dimensions. By that I mean have a number exist in all three.

Instead of say : 2+2 = 4

It would be something along the lines of this:

But with numbers also going in front of and behind that plus or other math symbols in the centre. Making it actually in this example go from 2 + 2 to 2 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 2

Basically giving going from being equal to 4 to equal to 12.

Much of why I ask this is because even with so many things we applied Math to, we are often limited by 1 to 2 dimensional thinking, because that's what we're used to seeing on paper. Whether we're doing it in school or applying it to our every day life. So what if we at least tried to extend that thinking to three dimensions? Maybe this could be a start of it.