hypercube

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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. Such a figure in four dimensions; a tesseract.
  3. A data cube with more than three dimensions.
  4. A computer architecture in which each processor is connected to n others, by analogy with a hypercube of n dimensions.

Pronunciation

/ˈhaɪ.pə.kjuːb/ /ˈhaɪ.pɚ.kjuːb/ en-us-hypercube.ogg en-au-hypercube.ogg

Word forms

hypercube hypercubes

Etymology

From hyper- + cube.

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