Octachoron

Quick meaning: Octachoron is a noun meaning (mathematics) A four-dimensional object analogous to a cube, constructed out of eight cubes.

Meaning

(mathematics) A four-dimensional object analogous to a cube, constructed out of eight cubes.

Example Sentences

...completing the notation for the vertices of an elementary lattice octachoron.

Our 16-point 4D constellation is described by the set {(±1,±1,±1,±1)}, which is indeed the set of vertices of a tesseract (i.e., a regular octachoron) [4].

The Schlegel diagram from this figure is a projection of a regular octachoron from the 4-D space to the 3-D space through a point beyond one of its facets.

Word Forms

• octachorons
• octachora

Synonyms for octachoron

Depending on context, synonyms include hypercube, tesseract.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include hexadecachoron, pentachoron, icositetrachoron, hexacosichoron, pentacontaheptachoron, hypercube.

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