apeirogon

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A type of generalised polygon with a countably infinite number of sides and vertices;
  2. A type of generalised polygon with a countably infinite number of sides and vertices; (in the regular case) the limit case of an n-sided regular polygon as n increases to infinity and the edge length is fixed; typically imagined as a straight line partitioned into equal segments by an infinite number of equally-spaced points.
  3. the limit case of an n-sided regular polygon as n increases to infinity and the edge length is fixed; typically imagined as a straight line partitioned into equal segments by an infinite number of equally-spaced points.

Pronunciation

/əˈpiːɹɵɡɑn/ /əˈpeɪ̯ɹɵɡɑn/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-apeirogon.wav

Word forms

apeirogon apeirogons

Etymology

From apeiro- + -gon.

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