Hypercube in the fourth dimension

 
 
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A hypercube is a mathematical object in more than three dimensions.
Similar to the cube in that each two-dimensional surface of
the object is a square. It is a generalisation of a cube in more
than three dimensions.

 

A single point can be considered as a zero dimensional

cube, two points joined by a line are a one

dimensional cube, four points arranged in a square are

 a two dimensional cube and eight points or nodes are an ordinary

 three dimensional cube. Continuing this geometric

 progression, the first hypercube has 16 nodes and is a

 four dimensional shape (as above and

 bearing in mind we cannot actually “see” in four dimensions)

 

 

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