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Hexagon vs Octagon - What's the difference?

hexagon | octagon |

As nouns the difference between hexagon and octagon

is that hexagon is a polygon with six sides and six angles while octagon is a polygon with eight sides and eight angles.

hexagon

English

(wikipedia hexagon)

Noun

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

    • Derived terms

    * Lemoine hexagon * Tucker hexagon

    Related terms

    * hexagonal

    octagon

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (geometry) A polygon with eight sides and eight angles.
  • (martial arts, usually capitalized) The arena for mixed martial arts, particularly as trademarked by the .

    • Related terms

    * octagonal