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Subtract 1 from the number of vertices.

Find the name of the polygon with that many sides.

The pyramid has that polygon as its base.

So, for example, 7 vertices.

Subtract one and that gives 6.

A six sided polygon is a hexagon.

So the shape is a hexagon based (or hexagonal) pyramid.

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