An ordered finite configuration with certain pairs of points, called cables, which are constrained not to get further apart and certain other pairs of points, called struts, which are constrained not to get closer together.
Tensegrity
See also
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References
Back, A. and Connelly, B. "Catalogue of Symmetric Tensegrities." http://mathlab.cit.cornell.edu/visualization/tenseg/tenseg.html.Back, A. and Connelly, B. "Mathematics and Tensegrity." Amer. Sci. 86, 142-151, 1998.Pugh, A. An Introduction to Tensegrity. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 1976.Referenced on Wolfram|Alpha
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Weisstein, Eric W. "Tensegrity." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Web Resource. https://mathworld.wolfram.com/Tensegrity.html