horoball

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Coined by William Thurston (1946-2012), American mathematician. See horosphere and ball.

Noun[edit]

horoball (plural horoballs)

  1. (hyperbolic geometry) A horosphere together with the space above it.
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