hyperplane

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

noun Mathematics.

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

Origin of hyperplane

First recorded in 1900–05; hyper- + plane1

Words nearby hyperplane

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British Dictionary definitions for hyperplane

hyperplane
/ (ˈhaɪpəˌpleɪn) /

noun

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