Polygon
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In geometry, a polygon is a plane figure made up of line segments connected to form a closed polygonal chain.
Historical image of polygons (1699)
The Giant's Causeway, in Northern Ireland
Hexagon
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In geometry, a hexagon is a six-sided polygon. The total of the internal angles of any simple hexagon is 720°.
Polygon
…Giant's Causeway in Northern Ireland, or at the Devil's Postpile in California. In biology, the surface of the wax honeycomb made by bees is an array of hexagons, and the sides and base of each cell are also polygons. In computer graphics, a polygon is a primitive used in modelling and rendering. They are defined…
Giant's Causeway closeup
The ideal crystalline structure of graphene is a hexagonal grid.
Assembled E-ELT mirror segments
A beehive honeycomb