"tetrahedral number" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: tetrahedral numbers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} tetrahedral number (plural tetrahedral numbers)
  1. (mathematics) A number which results from the summation of consecutive triangular numbers, starting from 1. If the triangular numbers in such a summation are depicted as horizontal triangular arrays of units then these arrays can be stacked vertically to yield a tetrahedral array. Wikipedia link: tetrahedral number Categories (topical): Mathematics, Numbers
    Sense id: en-tetrahedral_number-en-noun-EJJv~skK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: mathematics, sciences

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