hypercube

noun

hy·​per·​cube ˈhī-pər-ˌkyüb 

1

: a geometric figure (such as a tesseract) in Euclidean space of n dimensions that is analogous to a cube in three dimensions

2

: a computer architecture in which each processor is connected to n others based on analogy to a hypercube of n dimensions

Examples of hypercube in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Teaching about the 4th dimension, physicists have used analogies, like drawings of something called a hypercube, and even the 19th century novella Flatland by Edwin Abbott Abbott. —David Warmflash, Discover Magazine, 4 Dec. 2014

Now suppose that, instead of being held on a cube, the party is held on a hypercube—a jungle gym built in four dimensions instead of three. —Dan Rockmore, The New Yorker, 31 Dec. 2020

Word History

First Known Use

1909, in the meaning defined at sense 1