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
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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.
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Dan Rockmore, The New Yorker, 31 Dec. 2020
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
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Dan Rockmore, The New Yorker, 31 Dec. 2020
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
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“Hypercube.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hypercube. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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