hypersphere

[ hahy-per-sfeer, hahy-per-sfeer ]

noun

, Mathematics.

1. the generalization of a sphere to more than three dimensions.

Other Words From

• hy·per·spher·i·cal [hahy-per-, sfer, -i-k, uh, l], adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of hypersphere¹

First recorded in 1965–70; hyper- + sphere

Example Sentences

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From Washington Post

The funding round gives Boba a valuation of $1.5 billion, with former football quarterback Joe Montana and crypto funds Hypersphere and Infinite Capital also making investments.

From Reuters

“Dante has invented a new topological space, the 3-sphere,” or hypersphere, mathematician Mark Peterson noted in an analysis.

From Washington Post

Increase all dimensions by one, and you have the situation that may apply to us: the universe as a four-dimensional hypersphere with no center and no edge, and nothing beyond.

From Literature

The hypersphere is expanding from a point, like a four-dimensional balloon being inflated, creating in every instant more space in the universe.

From Literature