An octagon is a polygon with eight sides. It might be regular or it might not.
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in elementary geometry, a polygon (/ˈpɒlɪɡɒn/) is a plane figure that is described by a finite number of straight line segments connected to form a closed polygonal chain or polygonal circuit. The solid plane region, the bounding circuit, or the two together, may be called a polygon.
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an octagon is a regular polygon because regular means it is a closed shape, has more that 4 sides edges and vertices.
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It can be but not always
An irregular octagon.
I would call it an irregular octagon, or an irregular 8-sided polygon.
Yes, a regular polygon has all sides of equal length. An irregular polygon is any polygon that is not regular.
An octagon can be an irregular shape, but a regular octagon has all sides and angles equal.