polytope

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Etymology [edit]

From German Polytop coined by Hoppe in 1882. Introduced to English by Alicia Boole Stott.[1]. Composition: poly- (“many”) + -tope (“surface”)

Noun [edit]

polytope (plural polytopes)

  1. (geometry) A finite region of n-dimensional space bounded by hyperplanes; the geometrical entity represented by the general term of the infinite sequence "point, line, polygon, polyhedron, ...".

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geometric shape

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References [edit]

  1. ^ A. Boole Stott: Geometrical deduction of semiregular from regular polytopes and space fillings, Verhandelingen of the Koninklijke academy van Wetenschappen width unit Amsterdam, Eerste Sectie 11,1, Amsterdam, 1910

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Noun [edit]

polytope m (plural polytopes)

  1. polytope
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