Etymology

Varignon's theorem

Today it means: A statement in Euclidean geometry that deals with the construction of a particular parallelogram (the Varignon parallelogram) from an arbitrary quadrilateral. Full definition →

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The story

Named after French mathematician Pierre Varignon.

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