hyperplane

hyperplane
An n-dimensional generalization of a plane; an affine subspace of dimension n-1 that splits an n-dimensional space. (In a one-dimensional space, it is a point; In two-dimensional space it is a line; In three-dimensional space, it is an ordinary plane)
See Also: hypersurface

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