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A polygon comes from a Greek word meaning 'many sides'

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What does the Greek word polygon mean?

The Greek word polygon means 'many sides'


What are the Greek words of polygon?

polygon < &pi;&omicron;&lambda;&#973;&gamma;&omega;&nu;&omicron; < &pi;&omicron;&lambda;&#973; + &gamma;&omega;&nu;&#943;&alpha;&pi;&omicron;&lambda;&#973; = multi-, many&gamma;&omega;&nu;&#943;&alpha; = angleSo polygon = "multiangled"


The Greek word for many angles?

polygon


What is a Polygon that has 12 sides?

Dodecahedron, the the Greek for 12.


Who discovered polygon?

The ancient Greeks because polygon come from a Greek word meaning 'many sides'


How did polygon get its name?

Poly is the word for many, probably Greek.


What is a13 sided polygon called?

A 13 sided polygon is called a tridecagon or a triskaidecagon. The name comes from the Greek words for thirteen.


What do you call a hundered-sided polygon?

There is no established English word for a 100-sided polygon. However, there are three possible names: 100-gon Hectogon - Greek name Centagon - Latin/Greek name


Name a polygon that has 5 sides and 5 angles?

Pentagon, from Greek for "Five"


Use the literal Greek wording for polygon.?

"Poly gonos": many angled.


What comes after hexagon?

After hexagon comes a heptagon, which is a seven-sided polygon. The prefix &quot;hepta-&quot; denotes seven in Greek, just as &quot;hexa-&quot; denotes six. Each additional side added to a polygon increases the number of sides by one, following the pattern of polygon naming based on Greek numerical prefixes.


What is the name for an 11-sided polygon?

An 11-sided polygon is called a hendecagon or an endecagon from the Greek endeka- meaning 11, and -gon meaning angle.