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The term "polygon" has been employed in literature in a remarkably diverse fashion, ranging from precise geometrical discourse to evocative descriptions of physical spaces. In some texts, such as those attributed to Thomas Jefferson, it is used in a highly technical sense to denote measurable figures—transforming any polygon into an equivalent square, inscribing regular polygons in circles, or even discussing polygons in relation to rotations and velocities [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]. Conversely, in literary works like Jane Austen’s letters and H. G. Wells’s narrative, the word signifies specific physical locations—a designated ground or a peculiar patch of terrain, lending a sense of spatial character to the setting [6, 7, 8, 9]. Even in translations, such as Benito Pérez Galdós’s work, "polygon" is acknowledged in its geometrical meaning [10]. This multiplicity of applications illustrates how "polygon" bridges the gap between mathematical precision and imaginative description.
  1. To transform any polygon into an equivalent square.—Measure of the area of a polygon.—Measure of the area of a trapezoid.
    — from The Declaration of Independence of the United States of America by Thomas Jefferson
  2. Polygon of velocities.
    — from The Declaration of Independence of the United States of America by Thomas Jefferson
  3. Composition of any number of rotations about axes cutting one another at the same point; parallelopiped and polygon of rotations.
    — from The Declaration of Independence of the United States of America by Thomas Jefferson
  4. Every regular polygon can be inscribed and circumscribed to the circle.
    — from The Declaration of Independence of the United States of America by Thomas Jefferson
  5. The sum of the sides of a spherical triangle, or of any spherical polygon, is less than the circumference of a great circle.
    — from The Declaration of Independence of the United States of America by Thomas Jefferson
  6. There is also a piece of ground, called a polygon, for exercising artillerymen to the manœuvers of cannon and other firearms of great range.
    — from The Declaration of Independence of the United States of America by Thomas Jefferson
  7. Quitting the fortress by a bridge over the ditch, in an angle of which the Duc d’Enghien was shot, we entered on the Polygon or practice ground.
    — from The Declaration of Independence of the United States of America by Thomas Jefferson
  8. Mrs. Bertie lives in the Polygon, and was out when we returned her visit, which are her two virtues.
    — from The Letters of Jane Austen by Jane Austen
  9. Then suddenly through a polygon of green, in the half darkness under the luxuriant growth, I saw the creature we were hunting.
    — from The island of Doctor Moreau by H. G. Wells
  10. polígono m polygon.
    — from Doña Perfecta by Benito Pérez Galdós

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