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figurate number

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.14 in modern English

Syllables
fig-u-rate num-ber
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A number equal to the number of dots in a geometric figure formed of dots. The series begins with unity and is formed so that subtracting each from the following, and treating the series so formed in the same way, by a continuation of the process, yields equal differences.

Inflected Forms

figurate numbers (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

gnomon

Questions

What does figurate number mean?
A number equal to the number of dots in a geometric figure formed of dots. The series begins with unity and is formed so that subtracting each from the following, and treating the series so formed in the same way, by a continuation of the process, yields equal differences.

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