tesseract

noun

tes·​ser·​act ˈte-sə-ˌrakt How to pronounce tesseract (audio)
: the four-dimensional analogue of a cube

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Whiteboards covered in notes and math equations fill the only corner of the office currently in use, while 3D printers from Ragsdale’s home produce prototypes, including the company’s tesseract logo. — Mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 16 Jan. 2025 The team behind the new work calls the scheme a tesseract code, after the four-dimensional cube, as the connections among its qubits share a similar layout as the corners of a tesseract. — John Timmer, Ars Technica, 10 Sep. 2024

Word History

Etymology

Greek tessares four + aktis ray — more at actin-

First Known Use

1888, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of tesseract was in 1888

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“Tesseract.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tesseract. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.

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