Pentachoron
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Pentachoron is a noun meaning (mathematics) A four-dimensional object analogous to a tetrahedron, constructed out of five tetrahedra.
Meaning
(mathematics) A four-dimensional object analogous to a tetrahedron, constructed out of five tetrahedra.
Example Sentences
Geometrically, K₃ relates to a triangle, K₄ a tetrahedron, K₅ a pentachoron, etc.
A triangle becomes a tetrahedron (a type of pyramid), then a pentachoron (a hyperpyramid).
The tetrahedron is a 3-simplex whose 4-simplex analog is the pentachoron, a four-dimensional body which can be orphographically ^([sic]) projected onto a quincrux (as well as a pentagram and other shapes).
Word Forms
- pentachorons
- pentachora
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include octachoron, hexadecachoron, icositetrachoron, pentacontaheptachoron, pentacron, pentatope.
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