hypersurface

(noun)

a $n$-dimensional surface in a space (often a Euclidean space) of dimension $n+1$

Related Terms

  • polynomial

Examples of hypersurface in the following topics:

  • Cylinders and Quadric Surfaces

    • A quadric surface is any $D$-dimensional hypersurface in $(D+1)$-dimensional space defined as the locus of zeros of a quadratic polynomial.
    • A quadric, or quadric surface, is any $D$-dimensional hypersurface in $(D+1)$-dimensional space defined as the locus of zeros of a quadratic polynomial.
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