Etymology

Wallace-Bolyai-Gerwien theorem

Today it means: A theorem related to dissections of polygons, stating that one polygon can be formed from another — by cutting it into a finite number of pieces and recomposing them by translations and rotations — if and only if the two polygons have the same area. Full definition →

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The story

Named after William Wallace, Farkas Bolyai, and P. Gerwien.

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