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Wythoff construction
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<p>In <a href="/facts/Geometry/wTQf5ffQ">geometry</a>, a Wythoff construction, named after mathematician <a href="/facts/Willem_Abraham_Wythoff/Yvg7cEER">Willem Abraham Wythoff</a>, is a method for constructing a <a href="/facts/Uniform_polyhedron/PHnprqRC">uniform polyhedron</a> or <a href="/facts/Plane_tiling/7BWDywXC">plane tiling</a>. It is often referred to as Wythoff's <a href="/facts/Kaleidoscope/PTR2SCDm">kaleidoscopic</a> construction. </p>