Definition:Convex Polyhedron/Definition 4

Definition

Let $P$ be a polyhedron.

$P$ is a convex polyhedron if and only if:

For each face of $P$, the plane containing that face does not intersect any other face of $P$.

Also see

• Equivalence of Definitions of Convex Polyhedron

• Results about convex polyhedra can be found here.

Sources

• 1998: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): polyhedron: 1. (plural polyhedra)
• 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): polyhedron: 1. (plural polyhedra)