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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
