Hexagon means 6-sided (from greek)
Quadrilater means 4-sided (from latin)
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This can be a square or a rectangle.
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Shapes that don't have 4 sides are not quadrilaterals
Shapes that don't have 4 sides are not quadrilaterals
A trapezoid.
quadrilateral - quad means four A quadrilateral has four sides
Simple; It's the Hexagon (Hexa=6)
When referring to it as a hexagon is not a faux pas.
hex is like six and a hexagon has six sides thus the name hexagon
a hexagon has 6 sidesAn hexagon is a 6 sided polygon