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An '''edge''' of a [[polygon]] or [[polyhedron]] is a [[line segment]] whose endpoints are two adjacent [[vertex|vertices]] of the figure.  In the case of polygons, an edge joins two consecutive vertices.  In the case of polyhedra, an edge joins two vertices and is the boundary between two adjacent [[face]]s.
 
An '''edge''' of a [[polygon]] or [[polyhedron]] is a [[line segment]] whose endpoints are two adjacent [[vertex|vertices]] of the figure.  In the case of polygons, an edge joins two consecutive vertices.  In the case of polyhedra, an edge joins two vertices and is the boundary between two adjacent [[face]]s.
  
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* [[Diagonal]]
 
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* [[Side]]

Revision as of 02:32, 31 October 2006

An edge of a polygon or polyhedron is a line segment whose endpoints are two adjacent vertices of the figure. In the case of polygons, an edge joins two consecutive vertices. In the case of polyhedra, an edge joins two vertices and is the boundary between two adjacent faces.

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