Prize substitute

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Prize substitute
Rank3
TypeAcrohedron
Notation
Stewart notationA5''m-2
Elements
Faces2 pentagons, 4 squares, 2+4+4 triangles
Edges2+2+2+2+4+4+4+4+4
Vertices1+1+2+2+2+2+2+2
Abstract & topological properties
Euler characteristic2
OrientableYes
Genus0
Properties
SymmetryK2×I, order 4
ConvexNo

The prize substistute or A5''m-2 is a non-convex polyhedron with regular faces. It is an example of a 5-4-3 acrohedron. It can be made by excavating two ms from A5''. It has the fewest faces of any polyhedron in the cult of the double-ess-five.

Bibliography[edit | edit source]

  • Stewart, Bonnie (1964). Adventures Amoung the Toroids (2 ed.). ISBN 0686-119 36-3.