supercuben.
/ˈsuːpəkjuːb/, /ˈsjuːpəkjuːb/, U.S. /ˈsupərˌkjub/ Mathematics. rare.
A figure in four or more dimensions which is analogous to a cube in three dimensions; = hypercube at hyper- prefix 1c(b).
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1904 Knowledge Mar. 46/1 We proceed to deal with the perspective representation of the last in this series of figures, the super-cube.
1961 Math. Mag. 34 186 It's rumored that a cube in time Can be this supercube sublime, But in his presence, I confess, I'd feel like one dimensionless.
2004 K. Nakamura & T. Harayama Quantum Chaos & Quantum Dots v. 69 TrG0(E ) is proportional to the mean density, i.e., the volume of the energy shell in phase space divided by the volume..of the Planck cell (the d-dimensional supercube with linear dimension of 2πh ).
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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