hypercube

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Translations 1.4 See also 2 French 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Pronunciation 2.3 Noun

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From hyper- + cube.

[edit] Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈhaɪ.pə.kjuːb/, SAMPA: /"haI.p@.kju:b/
• (US) IPA: /ˈhaɪ.pɚ.kjuːb/
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[edit] 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) A tesseract.
3. (computing) A computer architecture in which each processor is connected to n others based on analogy to a hypercube of n dimensions.

[edit] Synonyms

• (tesseract): 8-cell, octachoron, tesseract

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[edit] See also

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

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[edit] French

[edit] Etymology

hyper- +‎ cube

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /i.pɛʁ.kyb/

[edit] Noun

hypercube m. (plural hypercubes)

1. hypercube