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Polygon

In geometry, a polygon (/ˈpɒlɪɡɒn/) is a plane figure made up of line segments connected to form a closed polygonal chain.

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Polygon

Nodes121
Edges120
Triples93
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.016529
Components1

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Polygon

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related to Convexity and intersection · 16
Polygon → All, As, Concave, Convex, Equivalently, Euclidean, Hilbert, Non-convex, Polygons, Self-intersecting, Simple, Star, Star-shaped, The, There, This
related to External links · 10
Polygon → Eric, Frequently Asked Questions, Greek Numerical PrefixesPolygons, Herbert Glarnercomp, Java, MathWorld, Polygon Boolean, Provides, Weisstein, What Are Polyhedra
related to Generalizations · 9
Polygon → An, Depending, In, It, Some, Spherical, The, The Petrie, Wythoff's
related to Angles · 8
Polygon → Any, Each, Exterior, Interior, Poinsot, The, This, Tracing
related to Equality and symmetry · 8
Polygon → Cyclic, Equiangular, Equilateral, Isogonal, Isotoxal, Regular, Tangential, The
related to Computer graphics · 7
Polygon → Any, If, In, Or, There, They, Where
related to history · 7
Polygon → Aristophanes, Caere, Capitoline Museum, Greeks, Polygons, The, Thomas Bradwardine
related to In nature · 6
Polygon → California, Devil's Postpile, Giant's Causeway, Northern Ireland, Polygons, Regular
related to Naming · 6
Polygon → Beyond, Greek, Greek-derived, Individual, Late Latin, The
is a · 5
Polygon → 2-dimensional example of the more general polytope in any number of dimensions, boundary of a region of the plane that is called a solid polygon, circuit of arcs of great circles, configuration analogous to an ordinary polygon, primitive used in modelling and rendering

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polygons simple area sides regular vertices angles one plane two interior polygonal also may star boundary line called chain convex

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Polygonis aboundary of a region of the plane that is called a solid polygon0.90text
Polygonis a2-dimensional example of the more general polytope in any number of dimensions0.90text
Polygonis acircuit of arcs of great circles0.90text
Polygonis aconfiguration analogous to an ordinary polygon0.90text
Polygonis aprimitive used in modelling and rendering0.90text
Polygonrelated to AnglesAny0.60section
Polygonrelated to AnglesEach0.60section
Polygonrelated to AnglesThe0.60section
Polygonrelated to AnglesInterior0.60section
Polygonrelated to AnglesThis0.60section
Polygonrelated to AnglesPoinsot0.60section
Polygonrelated to AnglesExterior0.60section

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