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| − | A '''dodecahedron''' is any [[polyhedron]] with twelve [[face]]s. In fact, | + | A '''dodecahedron''' is any [[polyhedron]] with twelve [[face]]s. In fact, the term is almost always used to refer specifically to a polyhedron with twelve [[pentagon]]al faces, and modifying words or alternate terminology are used to refer to other twelve-sided polyhedra, as in the case of the [[rhombic dodecahedron]]. |
| − | The [[regular dodecahedron]] is one of the five [[Platonic solid]]s: its faces are all [[regular polygon|regular]] [[pentagon]]s. It | + | The [[regular dodecahedron]] is one of the five [[Platonic solid]]s: its faces are all [[regular polygon|regular]] [[pentagon]]s. It has twenty [[vertex | vertices]] and thirty [[edge]]s. Three faces meet at each vertex. It is [[Platonic_Solid#Duality | dual]] to the [[regular icosahedron]]. |
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Revision as of 18:17, 11 July 2007
A dodecahedron is any polyhedron with twelve faces. In fact, the term is almost always used to refer specifically to a polyhedron with twelve pentagonal faces, and modifying words or alternate terminology are used to refer to other twelve-sided polyhedra, as in the case of the rhombic dodecahedron.
The regular dodecahedron is one of the five Platonic solids: its faces are all regular pentagons. It has twenty vertices and thirty edges. Three faces meet at each vertex. It is dual to the regular icosahedron.
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