Definition:Polytope
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A polytope is an $n$-dimensional generalization of a polygon and polyhedron, for $n \in \Z_{>0}$.
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Historical Note
The word polytope was coined by Alicia Boole Stott, who did a considerable amount of groundbreaking research on their properties.
Sources
- 1986: David Wells: Curious and Interesting Numbers ... (previous) ... (next): $5$
- 1989: Ephraim J. Borowski and Jonathan M. Borwein: Dictionary of Mathematics ... (previous) ... (next): Entry: polytope
- 1997: David Wells: Curious and Interesting Numbers (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): $5$
- 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): Entry: polytope
- Weisstein, Eric W. "Polytope." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Web Resource. http://mathworld.wolfram.com/Polytope.html
