Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

n-gon

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.33 in modern English

Syllables: n--gon
IPA

5

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

3

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A polygon with n sides, where n represents any integer greater than or equal to three; often used to represent a polygon with an unknown number of sides.

Etymology

From n (variable often used to represent natural numbers) + -gon.

Inflected Forms

n-firm concentration ratios (plural)

Questions

What does n-gon mean?: A polygon with n sides, where n represents any integer greater than or equal to three; often used to represent a polygon with an unknown number of sides.
Where does n-gon come from?: From n (variable often used to represent natural numbers) + -gon.

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