different between hypersphere vs hypercube

English

Etymology

hyper- +? sphere

Noun

hypersphere (plural hyperspheres)

1. (geometry) The set of all points in a given hyperspace that are at a given distance from a given point.
2. (sports) A zorb; the act of zorbing, entering a zorbing ball, strapping into a harness, and rolling down a hill.

Derived terms

• hyperspherical

See also

• hyperball
• n-sphere

Translations

Further reading

• hypersphere at OneLook Dictionary Search

English

Etymology

From hyper- +? cube

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?ha?.p?.kju?b/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?ha?.p?.kju?b/

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) Such a figure in four dimensions; a tesseract.
3. (computing) A data cube with more than three dimensions.
4. (computing) A computer architecture in which each processor is connected to n others, by analogy with a hypercube of n dimensions.

Synonyms

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

Translations

See also

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

French

Etymology

hyper- +? cube

Pronunciation

• ^{(mute h)} IPA^(key): /i.p??.kyb/
• Rhymes: -yb

Noun

hypercube m (plural hypercubes)

1. hypercube

Further reading

• “hypercube” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).