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orthants

orthants is the plural of orthant.

Meaning of orthant

Noun

orthant (plural orthants)

  1. An n-dimensional generalization of the quadrant (in two-dimensional Cartesian space) and octant (in three-dimensional space).
    • Consider preferences defined over the nonnegative orthant by (x#95;1,x#95;2)#92;succ(y#95;1,y#95;2) if x#95;1#43;x#95;2lt;y#95;1#43;y#95;2 […]1992, Hal R. Varian, Microeconomic Analysis, 3rd edition, Norton, page 114
    Synonyms:
    hyperoctant

Questions about orthants

What is orthants the plural of?
Orthants is the plural of orthant.

Words near orthants in the dictionary

  1. orthagan
  2. orthagans
  3. orthagonal
  4. orthal
  5. orthant
  6. orthants
  7. orthaxial
  8. orthel
  9. orthels
  10. orthenine
  11. orthent

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