Today I learned that a truncated octahe
Today I learned that a truncated octahedron is a permutohedron.
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John Baez - 2012-08-17 12:00:10+0000
Permutahedra are important in n-category theory!
Mark Jackson - 2012-08-17 12:31:29+0000
you really have too much time on your hands don't you Tim ;)
David Moulder - 2012-08-17 12:53:51+0000
I thought they were dinosaurs....
Tim Hutton - 2012-08-17 13:55:04+0000 - Updated: 2012-08-17 13:58:58+0000
+David Moulder : it's also a plesiohedron (it fills space) which really does sound like a plesiosaur! I think you just made a math joke.
David Moulder - 2012-08-17 14:08:24+0000
I knew that. Honest.
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