The difference between Cube and Dice

When used as nouns, cube means a regular polyhedron having six identical square faces, whereas dice means gaming with one or more dice.

When used as verbs, cube means to raise to the third power, whereas dice means to play dice.


check bellow for the other definitions of Cube and Dice

  1. Cube as a noun (geometry):

    A regular polyhedron having six identical square faces.

  2. Cube as a noun:

    Any object more or less in the form of a cube.

    Examples:

    "a sugar cube"

    "a stock cube"

  3. Cube as a noun (mathematics):

    The third power of a number, value, term or expression.

    Examples:

    "the cube of 2 is 8"

  4. Cube as a noun (computing):

    A data structure consisting of a three-dimensional array; a data cube

  1. Cube as a verb (transitive, arithmetic):

    To raise to the third power; to determine the result of multiplying by itself twice.

    Examples:

    "Three cubed can be written as 3<sup>3</sup>, and equals twenty-seven."

  2. Cube as a verb (transitive):

    To form into the shape of a cube.

  3. Cube as a verb (transitive):

    To cut into cubes.

    Examples:

    "Cube the ham right after adding the curry to the rice."

  4. Cube as a verb (UK):

    to use a Rubik's cube.

    Examples:

    "He likes to cube now and then."

  1. Cube as a noun:

    A cubicle, especially one of those found in offices.

    Examples:

    "My co-worker annoys me by throwing things over the walls of my cube."

  1. Dice as a noun (uncountable):

    Gaming with one or more dice.

  2. Dice as a noun (countable, proscribed, _, by some; standard in British English):

    A die.

  3. Dice as a noun (uncountable, formerly, _, countable, cooking):

    That which has been diced.

    Examples:

    "Cut onions, carrots and celery into medium dice''."

  1. Dice as a verb (intransitive):

    To play dice.

  2. Dice as a verb (transitive):

    To cut into small cubes.

  3. Dice as a verb (transitive):

    To ornament with squares, diamonds, or cubes.

  1. Dice as a noun:

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