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| + | All regular polyhedra (i.e., [[Platonic solid]]s) are convex. | ||
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| + | *[[Convex polygon]] | ||
| + | *[[Concave polyhedron]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 20:25, 25 April 2008
A convex polyhedron is a polyhedron with the property that for any two points inside the polyhedron, the line segment joining them is contained in the polyhedron.
All regular polyhedra (i.e., Platonic solids) are convex.
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