Octahedral pyramid | |
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Type | Polyhedral pyramid |
Schläfli symbol | ( ) ∨ {3,4} ( ) ∨ r{3,3} ( ) ∨ s{2,6} ( ) ∨ [{4} + { }] ( ) ∨ [{ } + { } + { }] |
Cells | 1 {3,4} 8 ( ) ∨ {3} |
Faces | 20 {3} |
Edges | 18 |
Vertices | 7 |
Symmetry group | B3, [4,3,1], order 48 [3,3,1], order 24 [2+,6,1], order 12 [4,2,1], order 16 [2,2,1], order 8 |
Dual | Cubic pyramid |
Properties | convex, regular-cells, Blind polytope |
In 4-dimensional geometry, the octahedral pyramid is bounded by one octahedron on the base and 8 triangular pyramid cells which meet at the apex. Since an octahedron has a circumradius divided by edge length less than one,[1] the triangular pyramids can be made with regular faces (as regular tetrahedrons) by computing the appropriate height.
Having all regular cells, it is a Blind polytope. Two copies can be augmented to make an octahedral bipyramid which is also a Blind polytope.