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figurate numbers

figurate numbers is the plural of figurate number.

Meaning of figurate number

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.

Questions about figurate numbers

What is figurate numbers the plural of?
Figurate numbers is the plural of figurate number.

Words near figurate numbers in the dictionary

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

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