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polygonal number is a
number that
counts dots
arranged in the
shape of a
regular polygon: 2-3 .
These are one type of 2-dimensional
figurate numbers....
- The
centered polygonal numbers are a
class of
series of
figurate numbers, each
formed by a
central dot,
surrounded by
polygonal layers of dots with a constant...
- can mean
polygonal number a
number represented as a
discrete r-dimensional
regular geometric pattern of r-dimensional
balls such as a
polygonal number (for...
-
number of
points in a
pyramid with a
polygonal base and
triangular sides. The term
often refers to
square pyramidal numbers,
which have a
square base with four...
- or composite.
Polygonal numbers:
These are
numbers that can be
represented as dots that are
arranged in the
shape of a
regular polygon,
including Triangular...
- was a Gr**** mathematician, who was the
author of two main works: On
Polygonal Numbers,
which survives incomplete, and the
Arithmetica in
thirteen books...
-
number theory, the
Fermat polygonal number theorem states that
every positive integer is a sum of at most n n-gonal
numbers. That is,
every positive integer...
- path
taken by a ray of
light Fermat polygonal number theorem,
about expressing integers as a sum of
polygonal numbers Fermat's
right triangle theorem, about...
- The lazy caterer's sequence, more
formally known as the
central polygonal numbers,
describes the
maximum number of
pieces of a disk (a
pancake or pizza...
- a
polygon (/ˈpɒlɪɡɒn/) is a
plane figure made up of line
segments connected to form a
closed polygonal chain. The
segments of a
closed polygonal chain...
