TRUNCATION

Truncation

In geometry, a truncation is an operation in any dimension that cuts polytope vertices, creating a new facet in place of each vertex. The term originates from Kepler's names for the Archimedean solids.

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truncation

Noun

  1. The act of truncating or shortening (in all senses)
  2. The removal of the least significant digits from a decimal number
  3. The replacement of a solid angle by a plane (or a similar operation in other dimensions)


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