IN MATH: 1. n. an n-sided plane figure, where n is a finite natrual number greater than two; a simple closed curve composed of a finite or countable number of sides each of these being a line segment. EX. A polygon is named by the number of sides it has.

IN ENGLISH: 1. as defined above.

APPLICATION: See list 140.

1. Name a ten-sided polygon. (Think of the metric prefix for 10 times.)

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