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hyperplane

American  
[hahy-per-pleyn, hahy-per-pleyn] / ˈhaɪ pərˌpleɪn, ˌhaɪ pərˈpleɪn /

noun

Mathematics.

  1. a subspace of a vector space that has dimension one less than the dimension of the vector space.

hyperplane British  
/ ˈhaɪpəˌpleɪn /

noun

  1. maths a higher dimensional analogue of a plane in three dimensions. It can be represented by one linear equation

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Etymology

Origin of hyperplane

First recorded in 1900–05; hyper- + plane 1

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