Poly means many and polygon means shape of many sides
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
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.
Poly is the word for many, probably Greek.
Poly means many.
Poly means many and polygon means shape of many sides
Poly means many and polygon means shape of many sides
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).
It means angle or corner. (poly gon - many angled)
The suffix "-poly" means many or much. It is commonly used in scientific terminology to indicate multiple or excessive amounts of something.
Any triangle is an instance of the smallest possible polygon. Poly means many, gon means sides. You can't have a 2-sided figure, at least not in this Universe.
I'm pretty sure that -gon is the root word and it means angles. The prefix poly- means many and is most likely what you're asking for.
well poly means more than one or many ( such as polynomial, polygamy) so a polygon is a shapewith many sides.
The prefix poly is defined as being much or many. An example of this prefix in a word is polygon which means a shape that has many sides.
The prefix poly is defined as being much or many. An example of this prefix in a word is polygon which means a shape that has many sides.
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
polygon < πολύγωνο < πολύ + γωνίαπολύ = multi-, manyγωνία = angleSo polygon = "multiangled"