Dual (InstanceTopic, 3)
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| - | The '''dual''' of a [[uniform]] [[polytope]] is the [[shape]] produced by reversing the order of the original shape's elements. | + | The '''dual''' of a [[uniform]] [[polytope]] is the [[shape]] produced by reversing the order of the original shape's elements. If the dual of a shape is the same as the original shape, that shape is said to be ''self-dual''. |
[[Category:Geometric properties]] | [[Category:Geometric properties]] | ||
Revision as of 00:56, 5 August 2007
The dual of a uniform polytope is the shape produced by reversing the order of the original shape's elements. If the dual of a shape is the same as the original shape, that shape is said to be self-dual.
