hypersphere

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See also: hypersphère

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Etymology

From hyper- +‎ sphere.

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Noun

hypersphere (plural hyperspheres)

  1. (geometry) The set of all points in a given hyperspace that are at a given distance from a given point; a generalization of a sphere in four or more dimensions.
    • 2014, Donald W. Blackett, Elementary Topology: A Combinatorial and Algebraic Approach, Academic Press, →ISBN, page 198:
      To prove that the hypersphere is a manifold we wish to divide it into polyhedral solids.
  2. (sports) A zorb; the act of zorbing, entering a zorbing ball, strapping into a harness, and rolling down a hill.

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  • “hypersphere”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
  • Weisstein, Eric W. (1999–2024) “Hypersphere”, in MathWorld, Wolfram Research.
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