Common language notions generally don't include higher than 3-dimensional objects, it should be clear that Sage is using the term "polytope" in its mathematical sense.
Also, a manifold is not a "chamber or pipe with a number of inlets or outlets used to collect or distribute a fluid" in Sage. On Saturday, January 4, 2014 12:31:21 AM UTC-10, Simon King wrote: > > Much to my surprise, I found that the English Wikipedia defines a > polyhedron > as "a solid in three dimensions with flat faces and straight edges". > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "sage-devel" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to sage-devel+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to sage-devel@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/sage-devel. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.