hypercube
A geometric figure in four or more dimensions, which is analogous to a cube in three dimensions. Specifically, the n-dimensional equivalent of a cube for any non-negative integer n.
Noun
- A geometric figure in four or more dimensions, which is analogous to a cube in three dimensions. Specifically, the n-dimensional equivalent of a cube for any non-negative integer n.
- Such a figure in four dimensions; a tesseract.
- A data cube with more than three dimensions.
- A computer architecture in which each processor is connected to n others, by analogy with a hypercube of n dimensions.
Origin
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Hellenic *hupér Ancient Greek ῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér) Ancient Greek ῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)der. English hyper- English cube English hypercube From hyper- + cube.
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dekeract enneract hepteract hexeract hypersphere octeract penteract polytope tesseract