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hyperplane

[ hahy-per-pleyn, hahy-per-pleyn ]

noun

, Mathematics.
  1. a subspace of a vector space that has dimension one less than the dimension of the vector space.


hyperplane

/ ˈhaɪpəˌpleɪn /

noun

  1. maths a higher dimensional analogue of a plane in three dimensions. It can be represented by one linear equation
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of hyperplane1

First recorded in 1900–05; hyper- + plane 1

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