- polygons
- pol·y·gon || 'pɑlɪgɑn /'pɒlɪgən n. figure with three or more sides, type of geometric figure
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Convex and concave polygons — An example of a convex polygon: a regular pentagon In geometry, a polygon can be either convex or concave (non convex). Contents 1 Convex polygons … Wikipedia
Boolean operations on polygons — are a set of Boolean operations (AND, OR, NOT, XOR, etc.) operating on one or more sets of polygons. These sets of operations are widely used in computer graphics, CAD, and in EDA (in integrated circuit physical design and verification… … Wikipedia
List of polygons, polyhedra and polytopes — This is a list of polygons, polyhedra and polytopes, by Wikipedia page. See also list of regular polytopes, list of geometry topics.*10 sided dice *24 cell *600 cell *120 cell *Antiprism *Archimedean solid *Bipyramid *Catalan solid *Chiliagon… … Wikipedia
Tiling by regular polygons — Plane tilings by regular polygons have been widely used since antiquity. The first systematic mathematical treatment was that of Kepler in Harmonices Mundi . Regular tilings Following Grünbaum and Shephard (section 1.3), a tiling is said to be… … Wikipedia
Japanese theorem for concyclic polygons — In geometry, the Japanese theorem states that no matter how we triangulate a concyclic polygon, the sum of inradii of triangles is constant. Conversely, if the sum of inradii independent from the triangulation, then the polygon is cyclic. The… … Wikipedia
frost polygons — (not recommended) use (periglacial) patterned ground … Glossary of landform and geologic terms
Polygon (computer graphics) — Polygons are used in computer graphics to compose images that are three dimensional in appearance. Usually (but not always) triangular, polygons arise when an object s surface is modeled, vertices are selected, and the object is rendered in a… … Wikipedia
Polygon — For other uses, see Polygon (disambiguation). Some polygons of different kinds In geometry a polygon ( … Wikipedia
Star polygon — Set of regular star polygons {5/2} {7/2} … Wikipedia
Rectilinear polygon — Some examples of rectilinear polygons A rectilinear polygon is a polygon all of whose edges meet at right angles. Thus the interior angle at each vertex is either 90° or 270°. Rectilinear polygons are a special case of isothetic polygons. In many … Wikipedia
