Stellation
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stellation-216-2741600
title:
Stellation
text:
In geometry, stellation is the process of extending a polygon in two dimensions, a polyhedron in three dimensions, or, in general, a polytope in n dimensions to form a new figure. Starting with an original figure, the process extends specific elements such as its edges or face planes, usually in a symmetrical way, until they meet each other again to form the closed boundary of a new figure. The new figure is a stellation of the original. The word stellation comes from the Latin stellātus, "starr
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Extending the elements of a polytope to form a new figure
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stellation
date created:
2003-02-07T08:43:31Z
date modified:
2024-09-12T22:41:39Z
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