I don't think anything will keep me from calling it an "array with rank
greater than 2."

Marshall

On Sun, Oct 23, 2011 at 10:10 PM, Henry Rich <[email protected]> wrote:

> 'cube' was suggested.  Raul objected that a cube should have all axes of
> equal length.
>
> 'cuboid' has been used in Ye Dic (in the description of ;.0).  According
> to Wikipedia a cuboid should have rank 3.  And the word seems strained.
>
> 'hyperrectangle' is used, but it's a fifty-cent word for a ten-cent idea.
>
> A fancier word is 'orthotope'.  Great if you're a Greek scholar.
>
> Also, 'box', which would be perfect if we weren't using it already.
>
> How about 'brick'? or 'block'?
>
> I like 'brick', followed by 'cube'.
>
> Henry Rich
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