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What is poly and what is gon?
poly means 'many' and gon means 'sides'
What is the name of a poly gon with 12 sides?
name of a polygon with 12 sides = dodecagon
Where does the word polygon originate from?
Greek: "poly-" from polus, meaning many. "gon" from gonia, meaning angle. Hence, many angles and implicitly many sides.
What does -gon mean in the word polygon?
It means angle or corner. (poly gon - many angled)
Where did polygon name came from?
Polygon comes from two parts: Poly -> Many Gon -> angle So literally: poly-gon = many-angles. A polygon is a plane with more than two corners
What is poly and what is gon?
poly means 'many' and gon means 'sides'
Does a polygon usually have more sides or more anges?
More sides"poly-" = many"-gon" = sides
What is the name of a poly gon with 12 sides?
name of a polygon with 12 sides = dodecagon
Where does the word polygon originate from?
Greek: "poly-" from polus, meaning many. "gon" from gonia, meaning angle. Hence, many angles and implicitly many sides.
What does -gon mean in the word polygon?
It means angle or corner. (poly gon - many angled)
How many sides on a 12-gon?
A 12-gon has 12 sides.
What would you call a star shaped item?
Most star shaped items are referred to as a "polygon" The prefix poly- meaning "many" and the affix -gon meaning "sides" meaning many or multiple sides. In all reality, it's known as either a polygon or a 10-gon.
What does a geometric name for a figure mean?
For a Polygon, "Poly" means "many" or "a number of"; "gon", roughly means "angles". So a poloygon is a figure with a number of angles between its sides. . If the number of sides is definite then "poly" is replaced by a word meaning that number.
How many sides does the no-gon?
"no" sides.
How many sides does a 123-gon have?
In general an n-gon has n sides. Therefore, a 123-gon would have 123 sides.
Where did polygon name came from?
Polygon comes from two parts: Poly -> Many Gon -> angle So literally: poly-gon = many-angles. A polygon is a plane with more than two corners
How many edges in a 100-gon pyramid?
How many sides does a 100-gon have
