Regular polytope impossible ("not constructible"). The simplest few regular polygons that are impossible to construct are the "n"-sided polygons with "n" equal to 7, 9, 11, 13, 14, 18, 19, 21... Constructibility in this sense refers only to ideal constructions with ideal tools. Of course reasonably accurate approximations can be constructed by a range of methods; while theoretically possible constructions may be impractical. Euclid's "Elements" gave what amount to ruler-and-compass constructions for the five Platonic solids. (See, for example, Euclid's Elements.) However, the merely practical question of how one might draw a straight line in space, even with a ruler, might lead
Rectification (geometry) 2r{p,q...}. For polyhedra, a birectification creates a dual polyhedron. Higher degree rectifications can be constructed for higher dimensional polytopes. In general an n-rectification truncates "n-faces" to points. If an n-polytope is (n-1)-rectified, its facets are reduced to points and the polytope becomes its dual. There are different equivalent notations for each degree of rectification. These tables show the names by dimension and the two type of facets for each. Facets are edges, represented as {2}. Facets are regular polygons. Facets are regular or rectified polyhedra. Facets are regular or rectified 4-polytopes. Rectification (geometry) In Euclidean geometry, rectification or complete-truncation is