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figurate number

figurate number noun: a number equal to the number of dots in a geometric figure formed of dots. The series begins with unity and is formed so that subtracting each from the following, and treating the series so formed in the same way, by a continuation of the process, yields equal differences.

Noun

figurate number (plural figurate numbers)

  1. A number equal to the number of dots in a geometric figure formed of dots. The series begins with unity and is formed so that subtracting each from the following, and treating the series so formed in the same way, by a continuation of the process, yields equal differences.

Forms of figurate number

pluralfigurate numbers

Questions about figurate number

What does figurate number mean?
Figurate number means a number equal to the number of dots in a geometric figure formed of dots. The series begins with unity and is formed so that subtracting each from the following, and treating the series so formed in the same way, by a continuation of the process, yields equal differences.
What part of speech is figurate number?
Figurate number is a noun.
What is the plural of figurate number?
The plural of figurate number is figurate numbers.

Words near figurate number in the dictionary

  1. figurante
  2. figurantes
  3. figurants
  4. Figuras
  5. figurate
  6. figurate number
  7. figurate numbers
  8. figurated
  9. figurately
  10. figurates
  11. figurating

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