| Set of uniform prisms
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(A hexagonal prism is shown)
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| Type |
uniform polyhedron
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| Faces |
2+n total:
2 {n}
n {4}
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| Edges |
3n
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| Vertices |
2n
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| Schläfli symbol |
{n}×{} or t{2, n}
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| Coxeter-Dynkin diagram |
   
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| Vertex configuration |
4.4.n
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| Symmetry group |
Dnh, [n,2], (*n22), order 4n
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| Rotation group |
Dn, [n,2]+, (n22), order 2n
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| Dual polyhedron |
bipyramids
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| Properties |
convex, semi-regular vertex-transitive
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n-gonal prism net (n = 9 here)
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A prism is a three-dimensional shape, which is made of two polygons at each of its two ends. Each pair of polygon sides on the same axis will have a quadrilateral (four-sided shape) face between them.
There are an infinite number of different prisms, which can be based on a polygon with any number of sides.
A cube is a special kind of prism with squares for the faces on its ends and for the faces between them.
