cake number

noun

For some number n, the maximum number of regions into which a cube can be partitioned by exactly n planes.

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Meanings

nouncake number (plural cake numbers)

plural cake numbers

  1. mathematicsFor some number n, the maximum number of regions into which a cube can be partitioned by exactly n planes.

Origin

By analogy with slices being made by a knife through a cube-shaped cake.

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APA

cake number. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cake%20number

MLA

“cake number.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cake%20number. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cake number,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cake%20number.

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