Meanings
plural hyperplanes
- geometryAn n-dimensional generalization of a plane; an affine subspace of dimension n − 1 that splits an n-dimensional space. (In a one-dimensional space, it is a point; in two-dimensional space it is a line; in three-dimensional space, it is an ordinary plane.)
1 more example
We now have good reason to question the pursuits of the vaunted innovators with whom Liu consorted in California – the blissed-out cultists at Google, whose only worry is over “the wrong kind of sparkling water in the microkitchens”, or the manic experts who specialise in “envisioning hyperplanes in n-dimensional space”.
2020 April 7, Peter Conrad, “Abolish Silicon Valley by Wendy Liu review – rebooting our reality”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 14 Jun 2025
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*úp
- Proto-Indo-European*upér
- Proto-Hellenic*hupér
- Ancient Greekῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér)
- Ancient Greekῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)
- Englishhyper-
- Englishplane
- Englishhyperplane
Translations
Czech nadrovina
- nadrovinaan n-dimensional generalization of a plane
French hyperplan
- hyperplanan n-dimensional generalization of a plane
German Hyperebene
- Hyperebenean n-dimensional generalization of a plane
Hungarian hipersík
- hipersíkan n-dimensional generalization of a plane
Polish hiperpłaszczyzna
- hiperpłaszczyznaan n-dimensional generalization of a plane
Russian гиперпло́скость
- гиперпло́скость (giperplóskostʹ)an n-dimensional generalization of a plane
Cite this entry
hyperplane. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hyperplane
“hyperplane.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hyperplane. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hyperplane,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hyperplane.
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