figurate number
figurate number · figurate numbers
A number equal to the number of dots in a geometric figure formed of dotsA 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.
Meaning
1 sensesA 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
plural: figurate numbers| Singular | figurate number |
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Word family
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