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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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of hyperplane

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

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Mathematically, this piece of paper is called a hyperplane.

From Science Daily Mar. 7, 2024

Instead, this new technique generates a hyperplane function that moves with the robot, so it can prove that an entire trajectory is collision-free rather than working one hyperplane at a time.

From Science Daily Mar. 7, 2024

However, each time the robot moves, a new hyperplane needs to be recomputed to perform the safety check.

From Science Daily Mar. 7, 2024

This function is an equation that describes where the hyperplane needs to be at each point in the planned trajectory so it remains collision-free.

From Science Daily Mar. 7, 2024

A linear complex is represented by a hyperplane section; and if two such complexes are in involution, the corresponding hyperplanes are conjugate with respect to the fundamental quadric.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 6 "Geodesy" to "Geometry" by Various

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