hypercube
English
WOTD – 13 May 2008
Pronunciation
Noun
hypercube (plural hypercubes)
- (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.
- (geometry) Such a figure in four dimensions; a tesseract.
- (computing) A data cube with more than three dimensions.
- (computing) A computer architecture in which each processor is connected to n others, by analogy with a hypercube of n dimensions.
Synonyms
- (tesseract): 8-cell, octachoron, tesseract
Hypernyms
Derived terms
Translations
a geometric figure
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French
Pronunciation
- (mute h) IPA(key): /i.pɛʁ.kyb/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -yb
Further reading
- “hypercube”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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