hypergeometry

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Proto-Indo-European *úp

Proto-Indo-European *-er

Proto-Indo-European *upér

Proto-Hellenic *(h)upér

Ancient Greek ῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér)

Ancient Greek ῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)der.

English hyper-

Pre-Greek der.

Proto-Hellenic *gayader.

Ancient Greek γαῖᾰ (gaîă)clip.

Ancient Greek γῆ (gê)

Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)

Ancient Greek γεω- (geō-)

Proto-Indo-European *med-

Proto-Indo-European *meh₁-

Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr

Proto-Indo-European *-om

Proto-Indo-European *-trom

Proto-Hellenic *-tron

Ancient Greek -τρον (-tron)

Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron)

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂

Proto-Hellenic *-íā

Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā)

Ancient Greek -μετρίᾱ (-metríā)

Ancient Greek γεωμετρῐ́ᾱ (geōmetrĭ́ā)der.

Latin geōmetriader.

Old French geometriebor.

Middle English gemetry

English geometry

English hypergeometry

From hyper- + geometry.

Noun

hypergeometry (countable and uncountable, plural hypergeometries)

1. A geometry in more than three dimensions.