Uniform polytope (EntityClass, 7)

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A '''uniform polytope''' is a [[polytope]] whose [[vertices]] are all [[transitive]] and all other [[hypercell]]s are also lower-dimensional uniform polytopes.
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A '''uniform polytope''' is a [[polytope]] whose [[vertices]] are all [[transitive]] and whose [[hypercell|facet]]s are (lower-dimensional) uniform polytopes.
The uniform polytopes in three and four dimensions can be indexed by their [[Bowers acronym]] or [[Kana mnemonic]].
The uniform polytopes in three and four dimensions can be indexed by their [[Bowers acronym]] or [[Kana mnemonic]].
[[Category:Uniform polytopes|*]]
[[Category:Uniform polytopes|*]]

Revision as of 19:46, 7 November 2008

A uniform polytope is a polytope whose vertices are all transitive and whose facets are (lower-dimensional) uniform polytopes.

The uniform polytopes in three and four dimensions can be indexed by their Bowers acronym or Kana mnemonic.