Polygon names


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Ever wondered what to call a 50 sided object? Here's a list of common polygons from three to 10,000 sides...

3 - triangle (or trigon)
4 - quadrilateral (or tetragon)
5 - pentagon
6 - hexagon
7 - heptagon
8 - octagon
9 - enneagon (or "nonagon")
10 - decagon
11 - hendecagon
12 - dodecagon
13 - triskaidecagon
15 - pentadecagon
17 - heptadecagon
19 - enneadecagon
20 - icosagon
30 - triacontagon
50 - pentacontagon
100 - hectagon
1000 - chiliagon
10,000 - myriagon

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