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    Footprint

    What Footprint means in Mathematics GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.

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    The set of ground positions occupied by a solid; for the gap-free vertical stacks here, it equals the occupied plan cells.
    Pearson Edexcel · Geometry and measures - Properties and constructions (study guide)

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