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figurate number
[ fig-yer-it ]
noun
, Mathematics.
- a number having the property that the same number of equally spaced dots can be arranged in the shape of a regular geometrical figure.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of figurate number1
First recorded in 1605–15
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