"dihedral group" meaning in All languages combined

See dihedral group on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: dihedral groups [plural]
Etymology: From di- and -hedron; so called because the polygon, when it can be reflected along certain axes of symmetry, has two faces: its upper side and its underside. Head templates: {{en-noun}} dihedral group (plural dihedral groups)
  1. (group theory) a group of symmetries of a regular polygon

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