[kjuːb], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a symmetrical three-dimensional shape, either solid or hollow, contained by six equal squares
(e.g: what is the surface area of a 2 cm cube?)

- the product of a number multiplied by its square, represented by a superscript figure 3
(e.g: a body increasing in weight by the cube of its length)


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Origin:
mid 16th century: from Old French, or via Latin from Greek kubos

[kjuːb], (Verb)

Definitions:
- raise (a number or value) to its cube
(e.g: cube the deviations from the mean)

- cut (food) into small cubes
(e.g: I bought sirloin from the butcher and cubed it myself)


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Origin:
mid 16th century: from Old French, or via Latin from Greek kubos