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# PetscFEGetDimension
Get the dimension of the finite element space on a cell
## Synopsis
```
#include "petscfe.h"
PetscErrorCode PetscFEGetDimension(PetscFE fem, PetscInt *dim)
```
Not Collective
## Input Parameter
- ***fe -*** The `PetscFE`
## Output Parameter
- ***dim -*** The dimension
## See Also
`PetscFE`, `PetscFECreate()`, `PetscSpaceGetDimension()`, `PetscDualSpaceGetDimension()`
## Level
intermediate
## Location
src/dm/dt/fe/interface/fe.c
## Implementations
PetscFEGetDimension_Basic in src/dm/dt/fe/impls/basic/febasic.c
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