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noun
A self-intersecting mapping of the real projective plane into three-dimensional space, with an unusually high degree of symmetry.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: mathematics, sciences
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Synonyms: Steiner surface
Antonyms: none provided
History
So called because it was discovered by Jakob Steiner when he was in Rome in 1844.
