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Schönhardt polyhedron

Schönhardt polyhedron noun: the simplest non-convex polyhedron that cannot be triangulated into tetrahedra without adding new vertices.

Noun

Schönhardt polyhedron (plural Schönhardt polyhedra)

  1. The simplest non-convex polyhedron that cannot be triangulated into tetrahedra without adding new vertices.

Forms of Schönhardt polyhedron

pluralSchönhardt polyhedra

Origin of Schönhardt polyhedron

Named after German mathematician Erich Schönhardt.

Questions about Schönhardt polyhedron

What does Schönhardt polyhedron mean?
Schönhardt polyhedron means the simplest non-convex polyhedron that cannot be triangulated into tetrahedra without adding new vertices.
What part of speech is Schönhardt polyhedron?
Schönhardt polyhedron is a noun.
What is the plural of Schönhardt polyhedron?
The plural of Schönhardt polyhedron is Schönhardt polyhedra.

Words near Schönhardt polyhedron in the dictionary

  1. Schöneberg
  2. Schönhage
  3. Schönhage-Strassen algorithm
  4. Schönhardt
  5. Schönhardt polyhedra
  6. Schönhardt polyhedron
  7. schönite
  8. Schönlein-Henoch purpura
  9. Schönlein-Henoch purpuras
  10. Schöpf-Schulz-Passarge syndrome
  11. Schütz

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