noun
- Plural of hypercube; geometric objects that generalize the cube to higher dimensions, such as a tesseract in four dimensions.
Usage: mathematics; geometry; technical
Examples
- In four-dimensional geometry, hypercubes are the four-dimensional analogs of cubes.
- The study of hypercubes helps mathematicians understand higher-dimensional spaces.
- A tesseract is the most famous example of a hypercube.
- Computer scientists use hypercubes in network topology design.
- Visualizing hypercubes in more than three dimensions requires abstract thinking.