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What is a 1000000000000000 sided shape called?

Published in Polygon Nomenclature 1 min read

A shape with 1,000,000,000,000,000 (one quadrillion) sides doesn't have a commonly recognized or standardized name in mathematics. However, based on the naming conventions for polygons with a very large number of sides, we can extrapolate what it might be called.

Naming Conventions for Large Polygons

Polygons with a huge number of sides are named using Greek prefixes. We have examples like:

Number of Sides Name
10,000 Myriagon
100,000 Hectamyriagon
1,000,000 Megagon
1,000,000,000 Gigagon
1,000,000,000,000 Teragon

Extrapolating to 1,000,000,000,000,000 Sides

Following the provided reference's naming progression, we can infer a possible name. The reference mentions:

  • Teragon: 1,000,000,000,000 sides (one trillion)

If we extrapolate this, we would then consider the next increment. The number 1,000,000,000,000,000 is one quadrillion. There is no common name found in the reference, so it is safest to say that there is no commonly known name for it.