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Honeycomb

"A symmetrical subdivision of a three-dimensional manifold into a number of polyhedral cells all alike, each rotation that is a symmetry of a cell being also a symmetry of the entire configuration."

A regular honeycomb is described by a Schläfli symbol $\{p,q,r\}$ denoting polyhedral cells that are Platonic solids $\{p,q\}$, such that every face $\{p\}$ belongs to just two cells, and every edge to $r$ cells.

References

  • H.S.M. Coxeter "Twisted honeycombs", Conference Board of the Mathematical Sciences. Regional Conference Series in Mathematics. No.4. American Mathematical Society (1970) ISBN 0-8218-1653-5 Zbl 0217.46502
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