Prismatic compound of prisms

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Compound of np/q-gonal prisms
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(n=2, p=5, q=2)
Type Uniform compound
IndexUC21
Polyhedranp/q-gonal prisms
Faces2n {p/q}, np squares
Edges3np
Vertices2np
Symmetry group np-fold prismatic (Dnph)
Subgroup restricting to one constituentp-fold prismatic (Dph)

Each member of this infinite family of uniform polyhedron compounds is a symmetric arrangement of prisms sharing a common axis of rotational symmetry.

This infinite family can be enumerated as follows:

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