chiliagon
English edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek χιλιάγωνος (khiliágōnos), from χίλιοι (khílioi, “thousand”) + γωνία (gōnía, “angle”). Equivalent to chilia- + -gon.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
chiliagon (plural chiliagons)
- (geometry, rare) A polygon with a thousand vertices and a thousand edges.
- 1995, Lorne Falkenstein, Kant's Intuitionism, Toronto, published 2004, page 198:
- If Kant's claim is just that it is impossible to have a sensory experience of the absence of space, then by contrast it is not impossible to have a sensory experience of a chiliagon.
Usage notes edit
- The term chiliagon is rarely used in mathematics, the term "1000-gon" being preferred.
Synonyms edit
- 1000-gon
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Translations edit
1000-sided polygon
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