magic cube

noun — 2 senses

magic cube

noun
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Mathematics, Number theory, Sciences By analogy with magic square, an n-by-n-by-n arrangement of n³ numbers such that the numbers in each row, in all columns (horizontal and vertical) and in all main diagonals (of which there are 6*n+4) each have the same sum.

magic cube

noun

Etymology Calque of Hungarian bűvös kocka, the original name (according to Singmaster's Notes on Rubik's 'Magic Cube' and the Wikipedia page) for what later became known in Western markets as Rubik's cube.

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A Rubik's cube.

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