Schönhardt polyhedron

noun

The simplest non-convex polyhedron that cannot be triangulated into tetrahedra without adding new vertices.

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Meanings

nounSchönhardt polyhedron (plural Schönhardt polyhedra)

plural Schönhardt polyhedra

  1. geometryThe simplest non-convex polyhedron that cannot be triangulated into tetrahedra without adding new vertices.

Origin

Named after German mathematician Erich Schönhardt.

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