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How many side are on a polygon?
A polygon can have any number of sides. The prefix 'poly' means many, so a polygon is a 'many sided' plane figure. The prefix poly can be replaced by other prefixes meaning definite numbers of sides. A pentagon, for example, has five sides, an octagon has eight sides, and a decagon has ten sides.
What does the poly means in polygon?
It means 'many' sides
How did polygon get its name?
Poly is the word for many, probably Greek.
What do you call a 10000 sided polygon?
tenthousandagon >It's still called a polygon because 'poly' means 'many' so a polygon can be a triangle, square, pentagon, etc.... Basically, any shape but a circle
How many sides a polygon has?
A polygon can have any amount of sides - three or more, that is. There is a lovely Wikipedia page on polygons, it can help with any other polygon questions you may have: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polygon
How does the meaning poly relate to the meaning polygon?
Poly means many and polygon means shape of many sides
What are the Greek words of polygon?
polygon < πολύγωνο < πολύ + γωνίαπολύ = multi-, manyγωνία = angleSo polygon = "multiangled"
What is the meaning poly in the word polygon?
Poly means "many". Polygon is "many sides" (literally "many angles")."Poly" is also used in several other words with the same meaning, like polygamy (many marriages) and polytechnic (many technical fields).
What is the name of a polygon with one sides?
A line?? It's impossible to have a polygon with only one side, hence the "poly" meaning many.
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.
How many side are on a polygon?
A polygon can have any number of sides. The prefix 'poly' means many, so a polygon is a 'many sided' plane figure. The prefix poly can be replaced by other prefixes meaning definite numbers of sides. A pentagon, for example, has five sides, an octagon has eight sides, and a decagon has ten 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
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 the poly means in polygon?
It means 'many' sides
What is the suffix meaning for poly?
Poly means many. One word with that prefix is polytheism. For more, check out the related link.
Poly- has a similar meaning with?
Poly has a similar meaning with multi-.
What are some words that have the prefix poly?
Polysaccharides, polygon, polytheism.
