 Polygonal-schema Euler count (source code)

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= Polygonal-schema Euler count

Identifying the $2n$ sides of one polygon in pairs gives a cell structure with one face, $n$ edges and some number $V$ of vertex classes. For a closed orientable surface of genus $g$,
$$
V-n+1=2-2g.
$$
Since $V\geq1$, every such schema satisfies $n\geq2g$.

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