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Definition: For convex polyhedron, V - E + F = 2, where V is the number of vertices, E is the number of edges, and F is the number of faces.
Note: Ernst Steinitz gave two inequalities that, if met, guarantee the existence of a polyhedron for three positive integers satisfying Euler's formula.
(As of 2012) no one has found an equivalent formula for four-dimensional polyhedrons.
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