Definition:Hexagon/Regular
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Definition
A regular hexagon is a hexagon which is both equilateral and equiangular.
That is, a regular polygon with $6$ sides.
That is, a hexagon in which all the sides are the same length, and all the vertices have the same angle:
Historical Note
Pappus of Alexandria noted how bees constructed honeycombs in the shape of a regular tessellation of hexagons.
Linguistic Note
The word hexagon derives from the Greek hexa, meaning six, and gon, deriving from the Greek for corner.
Sources
- 1989: Ephraim J. Borowski and Jonathan M. Borwein: Dictionary of Mathematics ... (previous) ... (next): equilateral
- 1992: George F. Simmons: Calculus Gems ... (previous) ... (next): Chapter $\text {A}.4$: Euclid (flourished ca. $300$ B.C.)