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Explain me what is a role-playing dimension?

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Dimensions are often reused for multiple applications within the same database with different contextual meaning. For instance, a "Date" dimension can be used for "Date of Sale", as well as "Date of Delivery", or "Date of Hire". This is often referred to as a 'role-playing dimension'

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