Where does “hyperface” come from?

hyperface (English) comes from English face, from Middle English face, from Old French face, from Late Latin facia.

hyperface (English): A hyperplane that forms a boundary of a polytope

Definitions

  1. A hyperplane that forms a boundary of a polytope

Ancestry of “hyperface”, step by step

hyperface traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English face

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfaceThe front part of the head of a human or other...
2Middle Englishfaceface; Alternative form of fass
3Old Frenchfaceface
4Late Latinfacia

via English hyper

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishhyperhyperactive; energetic; overly diligent;...
Every word from Late Latin facia
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