polygon

noun
/ˈpɒlɪɡən/UK/ˈpɑliˌɡɑn/US

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πολύγωνον (polúgōnon), from πολύς (polús, “many”) + γωνία (gōnía, “angle”), equivalent to poly- + -gon.

  1. derived from πολύγωνον

Definitions

  1. A plane figure bounded by edges that are all straight lines.

  2. The boundary of such a figure.

  3. A figure comprising vertices and (not necessarily straight) edges, alternatingly.

  4. + 1 more definition
    1. Such a figure and its interior, taken as a whole.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at polygon. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at polygon. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

8 hops · closes at polygon

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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