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hyperspace

hyperspace

2 9.3
A space with more than three dimensions used to show complex relationships
  • noun
  • /ˈhaɪpərˌspeɪs/
  • Specialized
translation icon : hiperespacio
  • So above here out in hyperspace is the great undecidable universe.
  • jump to hyperspace

Examples

  • This empty arena is hyperspace, hyperspace of string theory.

  • However, it is much less clear in the cybertech world, the nanotech frontier, and ongoing research into hyperspace possibilities.

    Academic text (2010)
  • They're out of hyperspace radio range.

    Fiction book (2001)
  • The idea of hyperspace, the idea of higher dimensions, unseen universes beyond length, width and height, is not just idle dinner table conversation.

  • "Hyperspace" is a term for multidimensional space—like three-dimensional tic-tac-toe.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • At the heart of the Engines were the crystals, the common crystals focusing the energies from the generators onto the crucial center crystal, whose interior geometry was crudely analogous to the "geometry" of the hyperspace it manipulated.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • In physics, hyperspace refers to an abstract space with more than three dimensions that can help explain complex relationships.

  • The mathematicians discussed the properties of hyperspace, focusing on its multiple dimensions beyond our typical perception.

  • Many science fiction stories explore the concept of hyperspace as a way to travel through dimensions that exceed the three we know.

How Complex

hyperspace
  • Specialized
2 9.3
factor space
  • Specialized
8.9
vector algebra
  • Specialized
7.0
plane
  • Specialized
130 7.0
one-dimensionality
  • Specialized
7.9

Surface Forms

hyperspace singular
hyperspaces plural

Morphology

hyperspace = space (transparent) = hyper + space

The meaning is directly built from 'hyper-' meaning beyond or above and 'space' meaning a spatial domain.

Etymology

Hyperspace comes from two parts: hyper- meaning 'over' or 'beyond', as in hyperactive, and space meaning 'area' or 'room'. So in math and science, hyperspace is an 'area' that goes beyond our usual three directions and has more than three dimensions.