"associahedron" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Rho9998-associahedron.wav [UK] Forms: associahedra [plural]
Etymology: (associativity rule), associate + -hedron Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|associate|-hedron}} associate + -hedron Head templates: {{en-noun|associahedra}} associahedron (plural associahedra)
  1. (mathematics) A convex polytope in which each vertex corresponds to a way of correctly inserting opening and closing parentheses in a word of n letters and the edges correspond to a single application of the associativity rule. Wikipedia link: associahedron Categories (topical): Mathematics
    Sense id: en-associahedron-en-noun-n36Rq09q Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -hedron Topics: mathematics, sciences

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