Meaning & use

polygon

noun·Academic

A closed, flat shape with three or more straight sides.

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A triangle is a polygon with three sides.

The class sorted each polygon by its number of sides.

A note on using this word

A polygon has straight sides and a closed boundary. A circle and an open zigzag are not polygons.

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