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figurate number

[ fig-yer-it ]

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.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of figurate number1

First recorded in 1605–15

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