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What's the difference between a polygon and a polyhedron?

Updated: 12/8/2022

Is one considered a subset of the other?

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Michael Scalise

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polyhedron is often defined as a geometric object with flat faces and straight edges polygon is traditionally a plane figure that is bounded by a closed path or circuit, composed of a finite sequence of straight line segments (i.e., by a closed polygonal chain). .

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Harry Rogahn

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Kylah'Mae Downs

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Polygon is a 2-dimensional shape and polyhedron is a 3-dimensional shape.
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kurstenboyes

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that is complex math
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underscorelove

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As nouns the difference between polyhedron and polygon. is that polyhedron is (geometry) a solid figure with many flat faces and straight edges while polygon is (geometry) a plane figure bounded by straight edges
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it's the gon in the hedron
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katlyn nikki

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As nouns the difference between polyhedron and polygon. is that polyhedron is (geometry) a solid figure with many flat faces and straight edges while polygon is (geometry) a plane figure bounded by straight edges.

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Duane Anymouse

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Geometric shapes ending in ...hedron are three dimensional shapes. Geometric shapes ending in ...gon are two dimensional.

So a polygon is a two-dimensional shape with many (poly) sides. And a polyhedron is a three-dimensional shape with many sides.

The tetrahedron, for example, is four sided (tetra) and looks like a pyramid. Three sides of the pyramid tetrahedron are above ground and the fourth is flat on the ground.

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emsorakbutr

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Polygons are closed shapes made of line segments. They are 2 Dimensional figure. Examples of polygons include squares, triangles, rectangles etc. A polyhedron is a three-dimensional solid made up of polygons.

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Quentin Ma

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polyhedron is often defined as a geometric object with flat faces and straight edges polygon is traditionally a plane figure that is bounded by a closed path or circuit, composed of a finite sequence of straight line segments (i.e., by a closed polygonal chain). .

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Polygons are closed shapes made of line segments. They are 2 Dimensional figure. Examples of polygons include squares, triangles, rectangles etc. A polyhedron is a three-dimensional solid made up of polygons.

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Sierra Flatley

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great answer, thank youu!

One is spelled p-o-l-y-g-o-n and one is spelled p-o-l-y-h-e-d-r-o-n

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Gonzalo Koch

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Polygons are closed shapes made of line segments. They are 2 Dimensional figure. ... A polyhedron is a three-dimensional solid made up of polygons. A polyhedron has faces, edges, and vertices.

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underscorelove

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is that polyhedron is (geometry) a solid figure with many flat faces and straight edges while polygon is (geometry) a plane figure bounded by straight edges. Other Comparisons: What's the difference?

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Laury Bergnaum

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A polygon is a two dimensional shape with straight sides like a triangle or square. A polyhedron is a three dimensional shape with polygons for faces, like a cube.... square

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Kara White

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