Equilateral

In geometry, an equilateral polygon has all sides of the same length. By definition a square is always equilateral (see also rectangle):

Related Topics:
Geometry - Polygon - Square - Rectangle

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This triangle appears equilateral in a fixed-width font:

Related Topics:
Triangle - Fixed-width

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Any n-sided polygon which has n sides of equal length can be considered an equilateral. Not all equilaterals are convex geometric shapes: consider that for a pentagon two adjacent sides can be reflected in the line segment joining the two extreme vertices.

Related Topics:
Polygon - Convex - Geometric shape - Pentagon - Line segment

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