History of Polygon in Timeline

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Polygon

A polygon is a closed, two-dimensional shape formed by straight line segments. These segments, called sides, are connected end-to-end to create a closed path. Polygons are fundamental geometric figures, and can be classified based on the number of sides they have (e.g., triangle, quadrilateral, pentagon). They are widely studied in mathematics and have applications in various fields like computer graphics, engineering, and architecture.

1952: Shephard Generalizes Polygons to Complex Plane

In 1952, Geoffrey Colin Shephard extended the concept of polygons to the complex plane, incorporating both real and imaginary dimensions.

1963: Lopshits Describes Formula

In 1963, Lopshits described the formula related to polygons.