单词 | figurate number |
释义 | figurate number in British English (ˈfɪɡjʊrɪt ˈnʌmbə) noun mathematics a number that can make a regular geometric figure if the number of units it consists of are represented as dots (e.g. 9 can be a 'square number' and therefore figurate; ten cannot) figurate number in American English (ˈfɪɡjərɪt) noun Math a number having the property that the same number of equally spaced dots can be arranged in the shape of a regular geometrical figure Word origin [1605–15]This word is first recorded in the period 1605–15. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: classic, ferrule, ideal, pivot, turnover |
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