"polygonness" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From polygon + -ness. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|polygon|ness}} polygon + -ness Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} polygonness (uncountable)
  1. (mathematics, rare) The state of being a polygon. Tags: rare, uncountable Categories (topical): Mathematics Synonyms: polygonality, polygonhood
    Sense id: en-polygonness-en-noun-jHNJBxkW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ness, Pages with 1 entry Topics: mathematics, sciences
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          "ref": "1990, Rudolf Haller, Johannes Brandl, Wittgenstein—eine Neubewertung, →ISBN:",
          "text": "Imagine that humans have failed to grasp the nature of Polygonness and that without realizing it, our conception of the Form is constantly changing and is always mistaken.",
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          "ref": "1992, Christopher Ives, Zen Awakening and Society, →ISBN, page 38:",
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