The 4 Independent Axes
Dimension 1 (X)
Local STEM Skills
Xc,f
Dimension 2 (Y)
Industry Demand
Yc,f
Dimension 3 (f)
Field Index
f ∈ F
The "Stack" of industries.
Dimension 4 (c)
City Scaling
c ∈ C
The "Multiverse" of locations.
Why it is a Cube
Because all 4 axes vary independently, the math describes a Tensor (a 4D object), not a simple 2D graph. You cannot flatten it without losing data.