Closed geometric figures formed by three or more straight line segments connected end-to-end. Common examples include triangles, squares, pentagons, and hexagons.
From Greek 'polys' (many) + 'gonia' (angle). The term entered English via Latin in the 17th century as mathematical terminology became standardized during the Scientific Revolution.
Polygons are everywhere in nature and human design - from the hexagonal cells in honeycombs to the pentagonal patterns in flowers and the triangular strength of bridge trusses. The study of polygons led to some of the most beautiful mathematical discoveries about symmetry and tessellation.
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