• Polygonality

    Origin

    polygonal + -ity

    Full definition of polygonality

    Noun

    polygonality

    (usually uncountable; plural polygonalities)
    1. (mathematics) The state of being a polygon, the degree to which an object is polygonal.
      • 1985, A. C. Ferro und M. A. Fortes, A new family of trivalent space-filling parallelohedra, As the number of faces increases, the space-fillers contact more distant neighbours, the polygonalities of the faces of contact decreasing as the order of the neighbours increases.
      • 2010, T. Öhman et al, Polygonal impact craters in the Solar System: Observations and implications, The common feature of these and earlier was that the polygonality was regarded as an indication of nonimpact, or even non-explosive origin.

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