hypercube

Etymology

From hyper- +‎ cube

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈhaɪ.pə.kjuːb/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈhaɪ.pɚ.kjuːb/

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Noun

hypercube (plural hypercubes)

1. (geometry) 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.
2. (geometry) Such a figure in four dimensions; a tesseract.
3. (computing) A data cube with more than three dimensions.
4. (computing) A computer architecture in which each processor is connected to n others based on analogy to a hypercube of n dimensions.

See also

• enneract
• hepteract
• hexeract
• hypersphere
• octeract
• penteract
• polytope
• tesseract

Etymology

hyper- +‎ cube

Pronunciation

• ^{(mute h)} IPA^(key): /i.pɛʁ.kyb/

Noun

hypercube m (plural hypercubes)

1. hypercube

Further reading

• “hypercube” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).