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kind: concept
name: Parallelepiped
msc: [51M20]
sources:
  - url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parallelepiped
    locator: lead section
same_as:
  wikidata: Q181658
  wikipedia: Parallelepiped
---

## Summary

A parallelepiped is a solid in three-dimensional space with six faces, each of which is a parallelogram. It relates to a parallelogram as a cube relates to a square.