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A simple and relatively efficient triangulation of the n-cube. (English) Zbl 0727.68044
By means of simple construction it is shown that there exists a triangulation of the n-cube with $$O(\rho^\wedge nn!)$$ simplices, $$\rho <1$$. This improves previous estimates.

##### MSC:
 68Q25 Analysis of algorithms and problem complexity 05B45 Combinatorial aspects of tessellation and tiling problems 52C22 Tilings in $$n$$ dimensions (aspects of discrete geometry)
##### Keywords:
triangulation; n-cube
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