Octahedral symmetry
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A regular octahedron has 24 rotational (or orientation-preserving) symmetries, and 48 symmetries altogether. These include transformations that combine a reflection and a rotation. A cube has the same set of symmetries, since it is the polyhedron that is dual to an octahedron.
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More information Polyhedral group, [n,3], (*n32) ...
Involutional symmetry Cs, (*) [ ] = |
Cyclic symmetry Cnv, (*nn) [n] = |
Dihedral symmetry Dnh, (*n22) [n,2] = | |
Polyhedral group, [n,3], (*n32) | |||
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Tetrahedral symmetry Td, (*332) [3,3] = |
Octahedral symmetry Oh, (*432) [4,3] = |
Icosahedral symmetry Ih, (*532) [5,3] = |
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"Cube group" redirects here. For the mathematical group pertaining specifically to the 3x3x3 twisty puzzle cube, see Rubik's Cube group.
The group of orientation-preserving symmetries is S4, the symmetric group or the group of permutations of four objects, since there is exactly one such symmetry for each permutation of the four diagonals of the cube.