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orthotope

orthotope noun: the generalization of a rectangle for higher dimensions, formally defined as the Cartesian product of intervals.

Noun

orthotope (plural orthotopes)

  1. The generalization of a rectangle for higher dimensions, formally defined as the Cartesian product of intervals.
    Synonyms:
    box, hyperrectangle

Synonyms of orthotope

Forms of orthotope

pluralorthotopes

Questions about orthotope

What does orthotope mean?
Orthotope means the generalization of a rectangle for higher dimensions, formally defined as the Cartesian product of intervals.
What part of speech is orthotope?
Orthotope is a noun.
What is the plural of orthotope?
The plural of orthotope is orthotopes.

Words near orthotope in the dictionary

  1. orthotones
  2. orthotonesis
  3. orthotonic
  4. orthotonos
  5. orthotonus
  6. orthotope
  7. orthotopes
  8. orthotopic
  9. orthotopical
  10. orthotopically
  11. orthotospovirus

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