Definition:Cube

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Algebra

The cube of a quantity is the third power of that quantity.


Solid Geometry

A cube is the common name for the solid figure which is the regular hexahedron.

It is one of the five Platonic solids.


As Euclid defined it:

A cube is a solid figure contained by six equal squares.

(The Elements: Book XI: Definition $25$)

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