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Definitions

Noun

1. 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).

Etymology

From permute + -o- + -hedron.

Related phrases

n dimensional

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