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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


Who discovered polygon?

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


What is a Polygon that has 12 sides?

Dodecahedron, the the Greek for 12.


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


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.


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 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.