parallelotope
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Parallelotop
A generalization of parallelogram and parallelepiped into a figure of arbitrary…A generalization of parallelogram and parallelepiped into a figure of arbitrary dimensionality.
Meaning
1 sensesA generalization of parallelogram and parallelepiped into a figure of arbitrary dimensionality.
1983 [North Holland/Elsevier], Robert S. Borden, A Course in Advanced Calculus, 1998, Dover, page 83, Suppose now that P is a k-dimensional parallelotope, 1<k<n, in Eⁿ.
Parallelotop
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By meaning 1
generalization of parallelogram and parallelepiped:
Origin
Blend of parallelogram + polytope. Popularized by Canadian geometer H.S.M. Coxeter.Blend of parallelogram + polytope. Popularized by Canadian geometer H.S.M. Coxeter.
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plural: parallelotopes| Singular | parallelotope |
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