hypercube

  1. Noun.  (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. Noun.  (geometry) A tesseract.
  3. Noun.  (computing) 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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