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hypercube en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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  • /ˈhaɪ.pə.kjuːb/ (UK)
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  • /ˈhaɪ.pɚ.kjuːb/ (US)

Etymology

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.

Meanings

  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.

Forms

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hypercubes Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

demihypercube · hyperhypercube

Hypernyms

polychoron

Relateds

hepteract · dekeract · enneract · penteract · polytope · octeract · hexeract · tesseract · hypersphere

Synonyms

octachoron (tesseract) · tesseract (tesseract) · 8-cell (tesseract)

Translations (16)

cs hyperkrychle (a geometric figure) · ru гиперку́б (a geometric figure) · fi hyperkuutio (a geometric figure) · es hipercubo (a geometric figure) · ru тессера́кт (a geometric figure) · pt hipercubo (a geometric figure) · hu hiperkocka (a geometric figure) · de Hyperwürfel (a geometric figure) · el υπερκύβος (a geometric figure) · ca hipercub (a geometric figure) · ja 超立方体 (a geometric figure) · mk хиперкоцка (a geometric figure) · it ipercubo (a geometric figure) · ro hipercub (a geometric figure) · ko 초입방체 (a geometric figure) · pl hipersześcian (a geometric figure)