"4-polytope" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: 4-polytopes [plural]
Etymology: From 4-dimensional + polytope. Etymology templates: {{m|en|4-dimensional}} 4-dimensional, {{m|en|polytope}} polytope Head templates: {{en-noun}} 4-polytope (plural 4-polytopes)
  1. (geometry) A four-dimensional polytope. Wikipedia link: 4-polytope Categories (topical): Geometry, Higher-dimensional geometry Synonyms (4-dimensional polytope): polycell, polychoron, polyhedroid Translations (4-dimensional polytope): policoro [masculine] (Italian)

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