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What is the difference between tesseract and cube?

tesseract | cube |

Tesseract is a see also of cube.


In context|mathematics|lang=en terms the difference between tesseract and cube

is that tesseract is (mathematics) the four-dimensional analogue of a cube; a 4d polytope bounded by eight cubes (in the same way a cube is bounded by six squares) while cube is (mathematics) the third power of a number, value, term or expression.

As nouns the difference between tesseract and cube

is that tesseract is (mathematics) the four-dimensional analogue of a cube; a 4d polytope bounded by eight cubes (in the same way a cube is bounded by six squares) while cube is (geometry) a regular polyhedron having six identical square faces or cube can be a cubicle, especially one of those found in offices.

As a verb cube is

(arithmetic) to raise to the third power; to determine the result of multiplying by itself twice.

tesseract

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (mathematics) The four-dimensional analogue of a cube; a 4D polytope bounded by eight cubes (in the same way a cube is bounded by six squares).
  • (science fiction) Any of various fictional mechanisms that explain extradimensional, superluminal, or time travel outside the geometry of the physical universe.

    • Synonyms

    * (analogue of a cube) four-dimensional hypercube, , octachoron, tetracube

    Hypernyms

    * hypercube, polytope

    See also

    * (wikipedia "tesseract") * Mathworld article on the tesseract

    cube

    English

    (wikipedia cube)

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (geometry) A regular polyhedron having six identical square faces.
  • Any object more or less in the form of a cube.
    • a sugar cube
    a stock cube
  • (mathematics) The third power of a number, value, term or expression.
    • the cube of 2 is 8
  • (computing) A data structure consisting of a three-dimensional array; a data cube
    • Synonyms
    * regular hexahedron (rare) * (object in the form of a cube) block, brick, die, square block * (number raised to the third power) third power
    Hypernyms
    * hexahedron, cuboid

    Verb

    (cub)
  • (arithmetic) To raise to the third power; to determine the result of multiplying by itself twice.
    • Three cubed can be written as 33, and equals twenty-seven.
  • To form into the shape of a cube.
  • To cut into cubes.
    • Cube the ham right after adding the curry to the rice.
  • (UK) to use a Rubik's cube.
    • He likes to cube now and then.
    Synonyms
    * (to cut into cubes) dice

    Related terms

    * cubic * cubical * cuboid * cubism * cubist

    Derived terms

    * bath cube * bouillon cube * cube candle * cube out * cube root * cube steak * cube van * cubiform * hypercube * ice cube * Rubik's cube * snub cube * stock cube * sugar cube

    See also

    * line segment * square * tesseract

    Etymology 2

    Clipped form of (cubicle) (with intentional reference to their common shape per ), which from (etyl) .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A cubicle, especially one of those found in offices.
    • My co-worker annoys me by throwing things over the walls of my cube .

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