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permutohedron

permutohedron noun: a polytope with n-1 dimensions that is embedded in an n-dimensional space, its vertices formed by permuting the coordinates of the vector (1, 2, 3, ..., n).

Noun

permutohedron (plural permutohedra)

  1. A polytope with n-1 dimensions that is embedded in an n-dimensional space, its vertices formed by permuting the coordinates of the vector (1, 2, 3, ..., n).

Forms of permutohedron

pluralpermutohedra
alternative formpermutahedron

Origin of permutohedron

From permute + -o- + -hedron.

Questions about permutohedron

What does permutohedron mean?
Permutohedron means a polytope with n-1 dimensions that is embedded in an n-dimensional space, its vertices formed by permuting the coordinates of the vector (1, 2, 3, ..., n).
What part of speech is permutohedron?
Permutohedron is a noun.
What is the plural of permutohedron?
The plural of permutohedron is permutohedra.

Words near permutohedron in the dictionary

  1. permutites
  2. permutizer
  3. permutizers
  4. permutohedra
  5. permutohedral
  6. permutohedron
  7. permuton
  8. permutons
  9. permutor
  10. permutors
  11. permutotetravirus

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