Definition:Number Prefixes/11/Hendeca-

Definition

The prefix hendeca denotes $11$.

Examples

The prefix hendeca- can be found in the following contexts:

• hendecagon: a polygon with $11$ sides and hence $11$ vertices

• hendecahedron: a polyhedron with $11$ faces

Linguistic Note

The prefix hendeca- is from the Ancient Greek ἕνδεκα (héndeka), meaning eleven.

Sources

• 1989: Ephraim J. Borowski and Jonathan M. Borwein: Dictionary of Mathematics ... (previous) ... (next): hendeca-
• 2014: Christopher Clapham and James Nicholson: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Mathematics (5th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): hendeca-