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The '''dual''' of a [[uniform]] [[polytope]] is the [[shape]] produced by reversing the order of the original shape's elements.
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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''.
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Latest revision as of 22:39, 11 February 2014

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.