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A polyhedron is a three-dimensional figure bounded by a finite number of polygonal faces. Its literal meaning is a many-faced figure because poly means many and hedron means face. Thus a tetrahedron is a four-faced figure, which can only be the triangular pyramid. The plural form of polyhedron is polyhedra. Some human beings are bihedra.
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Liu, A.CF. (2018). Platonic and Archimedian Solids. In: S.M.A.R.T. Circle Projects. Springer Texts in Education. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-56811-9_2
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