figurate numbers

A form of figurate number — A number equal to the number of dots in a geometric figure formed of dots. The series begins with unity and is formed so that subtracting each from the following, and treating the series so formed in the same way, by a continuation of the process, yields equal differences.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of figurate number
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