hypergeometry

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noun

A geometry in more than three dimensions.

OriginEnglish geometry ← Middle English gemetry ← Old French geometrie →
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Meanings

nounhypergeometry (countable and uncountable, plural hypergeometries)

plural hypergeometries

  1. countableuncountableA geometry in more than three dimensions.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  2. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  3. Proto-Hellenic*hupér
  4. Ancient Greekῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér)
  5. Ancient Greekῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)
  6. Englishhyper-
  7. Proto-Hellenic*gaya
  8. Ancient Greekγαῖᾰ (gaîă)clip.
  9. Ancient Greekγῆ (gê)
  10. Ancient Greekγεω- (geō-)
  11. Proto-Indo-European*med-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*meh₁-
  13. Ancient Greekμέτρον (métron)
  14. Ancient Greekγεωμετρῐ́ᾱ (geōmetrĭ́ā)
  15. Latingeōmetria
  16. Old Frenchgeometrie
  17. Middle Englishgemetry
  18. Englishgeometry
  19. Englishhypergeometry

From hyper- + geometry.

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Cite this entry
APA

hypergeometry. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hypergeometry

MLA

“hypergeometry.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hypergeometry. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hypergeometry,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hypergeometry.

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