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Hexagon vs Pentagon - What's the difference?

hexagon | pentagon |

As nouns the difference between hexagon and pentagon

is that hexagon is a polygon with six sides and six angles while pentagon is a polygon with five sides and five angles.

As a proper noun Pentagon is

the headquarters of the United States of America's Department of Defense.

hexagon

English

(wikipedia hexagon)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A polygon with six sides and six angles.

    • Derived terms

    * Lemoine hexagon * Tucker hexagon

    Related terms

    * hexagonal

    pentagon

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (geometry) A polygon with five sides and five angles.

    • Derived terms

    * pentagonal

    See also

    * * pentagram