subcube

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noun

A portion of a cube.

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Meanings

nounsubcube (plural subcubes)

plural subcubes

  1. mathematicsA portion of a cube.

    A similar idea as above is applied to the volume meshing – the initial cube is split and independent instances of the volume meshing algorithm are run on the subcubes.

    2012, Miloslav Feistauer, Vit Dolejší, Peter Knobloch, Numerical Mathematics and Advanced Applications: Proceedings, page 429
  2. computingA subset of a cube (data structure).

Origin

From sub- + cube.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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