Lena@gregtech.eu to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 6 days agoPhysics books are a classicgregtech.euexternal-linkmessage-square20fedilinkarrow-up1458arrow-down12
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minus-squareagamemnonymous@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·6 days agoHuh, I’d considered “prism” to be the general and “cylinder” to be specifically circular, but apparently cylinder is general. Go figure.
minus-squarestebo@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·6 days agoisn’t it only a prism when the base is a polygon ?
minus-squareagamemnonymous@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 days agoCylinders are the extreme upper limit of a prism
elyptical cylinders exist
Huh, I’d considered “prism” to be the general and “cylinder” to be specifically circular, but apparently cylinder is general. Go figure.
isn’t it only a prism when the base is a polygon ?
Cylinders are the extreme upper limit of a prism