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TESSERACT [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2005-05-26
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Modelling (Mathematics)
- Computer Mathematics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- tesseract
1, record 1, English, tesseract
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A 4-dimensional hypercube. 2, record 1, English, - tesseract
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[The hypercube] is the n-dimensional analog of the square in planespace, the cube in realmspace, and the tesseract in tetraspace.... Sometimes the term [hypercube] is restricted only to dimensions above the third, and frequently it is used to refer only to the tesseract. 3, record 1, English, - tesseract
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Modélisation (Mathématique)
- Mathématiques informatiques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- tesseract
1, record 1, French, tesseract
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Version à quatre dimensions du cube tridimensionnel. 2, record 1, French, - tesseract
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Dobb tente d'expliquer ce point, qui reste un mystère pour le mathématicien, en se référant à des faits simples, que l'on apprend en général à l'école : comme on le sait, il est tout aussi possible de construire un volume tridimensionnel correct sur le plan géométrique, ne serait-ce qu'un parallélépipède, possédant son équivalent dans la réalité sous forme de cube, que de former, de la même manière, un volume géométrique à quatre, cinq ou n dimensions (un objet à quatre dimensions est ce que l'on appelle un tesseract). Ces dimensions-là ne possèdent pas d'équivalents dans la réalité, et nous pouvons en acquérir la certitude puisque du fait de l'absence d'une quatrième dimension physique, il est impossible de construire un cube ayant vraiment quatre dimensions. 1, record 1, French, - tesseract
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2005-05-26
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Modelling (Mathematics)
- Computer Mathematics
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- hypercube
1, record 2, English, hypercube
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A shape of n dimensions where the vertices in each dimension are +/-1. 2, record 2, English, - hypercube
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
It is the n-dimensional analog of the square in planespace, the cube in realmspace, and the tesseract in tetraspace. All of a hypercube's faces are(n-1) dimensional hypercubes. Sometimes the term is restricted only to dimensions above the third, and frequently it is used to refer only to the tesseract. 2, record 2, English, - hypercube
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Modélisation (Mathématique)
- Mathématiques informatiques
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- hypercube
1, record 2, French, hypercube
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les versions à plus de trois dimensions sont encore appelées «hypercube» lorsqu'on veut souligner qu'il s'agit d'une généralisation de la notion usuelle de cube. 1, record 2, French, - hypercube
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 PHR
hypercube de Hilbert. 1, record 2, French, - hypercube
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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