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Glome

A "glome" is a mathematical term referring to a specific type of shape known as a torus, or a doughnut-shaped object, but in higher-dimensional spaces. Unlike a standard doughnut, a glome exists in four or more dimensions and can be thought of as a four-dimensional analog of a circle. It has properties valuable in fields like topology and geometry, helping scientists understand complex spaces and shapes beyond our everyday experience. Essentially, a glome extends familiar concepts of rings and spheres into higher dimensions for advanced mathematical study.