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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   For a building set B, the Minkowski sum of the simplices Δ_S as S ranges over B. (Here Δ_S is the standard simplex of S, i.e., the convex hull of the (nonzero endpoints of the) standard unit vectors eᵢ for i in S.) Every nestohedron is a generalized permutahedron.

Etymology

From nest + -o- + -hedron.

Related phrases

building setgeneralized permutahedronminkowski sum

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