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Schlegel diagrams

Schlegel diagrams is the plural of Schlegel diagram.

Meaning of Schlegel diagram

Noun

Schlegel diagram (plural Schlegel diagrams)

  1. A projection of a polytope from n-dimensional space to n-1 dimensions through a point beyond one of its faces; especially such a projection (itself represented in 2 dimensions) of a 3- or 4-dimensional polytope.
    • The location of the point x₀ can always be chosen so that the edges in the Schlegel diagram can be drawn as non-intersecting straight lines.1999, R. B. King, “1: Topology in Chemistry”, in D Bonchev, D.H Rouvray, editors, Chemical Topology: Introduction and Fundamentals, page 21

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What is Schlegel diagrams the plural of?
Schlegel diagrams is the plural of Schlegel diagram.

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