Re: confusing page at mathworld: polyhedron
- From: rob@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Rob Johnson)
- Date: Mon, 28 Nov 2005 15:51:45 GMT
In article <MyFif.18481$8G6.12892@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
Alex Hunsley <lard@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>http://mathworld.wolfram.com/Polyhedron.html
>
>The page at mathworld on polyhredron seems slightly confusing.
>It starts out by saying:
>
>"The word polyhedron has slightly different meanings in geometry and
>algebraic geometry."
>
>It then details the meaning in geometry, and then details the meaning in
>algebraic _topology_. It never again mentions algebraic geometry. Should
>I assume the mention of algebraic geometry was an error, and algebraic
>topology was intended in the first sentence?
Yes, the reference to algebraic geometry should be to algebraic
topology.
Rob Johnson <rob@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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