Any of a class of groups whose finite cases are precisely the finite reflection groups (including the symmetry groups of polytopes), but which are more varied in their infinite cases, and whose range of application encompasses various areas of mathematics.
Origin
Named for British-born Canadian mathematician H. S. M. Coxeter (1907–2003).
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