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figurate number

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[fig-yer-it] / ˈfɪg jər ɪt /

noun

Mathematics.

  1. a number having the property that the same number of equally spaced dots can be arranged in the shape of a regular geometrical figure.

Etymology

Origin of figurate number

First recorded in 1605–15

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