Hexagon
noun
A shape with six corners and six sides.
The honeycomb made by bees is formed of hexagons.
Often appears as...
- regular hexagon
- irregular hexagon
noun
In mathematics, a hexagon is a six-sided polygon.
If all the sides of the hexagon are equal, it is called a regular hexagon.
Often appears as...
- convex hexagon
- concave hexagon
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Technical
noun
A shape with six corners and six sides.
The honeycomb made by bees is formed of hexagons.
Often appears as...
- regular hexagon
- irregular hexagon
noun
In mathematics, a hexagon is a six-sided polygon.
If all the sides of the hexagon are equal, it is called a regular hexagon.
Often appears as...
- convex hexagon
- concave hexagon
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Technical
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Pro Tip 1/3Geometric Shape
Refers to the physical shape in the real world, not abstract mathematical concepts.
The artist painted a large hexagon on the mural.
Pro Tip 2/3Common Objects
Hexagons can be found in everyday life, like in tiles or designs.
The game board is composed of a series of connected hexagons.
Pro Tip 3/3Nature Patterns
Hexagonal patterns are common in nature, helping to identify the shape.
Hexagon shapes are visible in the pattern of this turtle's shell.
Pro Tip 1/3Geometric Shape
Refers to the physical shape in the real world, not abstract mathematical concepts.
The artist painted a large hexagon on the mural.
Pro Tip 2/3Common Objects
Hexagons can be found in everyday life, like in tiles or designs.
The game board is composed of a series of connected hexagons.
Pro Tip 3/3Nature Patterns
Hexagonal patterns are common in nature, helping to identify the shape.
Hexagon shapes are visible in the pattern of this turtle's shell.
Pro Tip 1/3Geometric Shape
Refers to the physical shape in the real world, not abstract mathematical concepts.
The artist painted a large hexagon on the mural.
Pro Tip 2/3Common Objects
Hexagons can be found in everyday life, like in tiles or designs.
The game board is composed of a series of connected hexagons.
Pro Tip 3/3Nature Patterns
Hexagonal patterns are common in nature, helping to identify the shape.
Hexagon shapes are visible in the pattern of this turtle's shell.
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Why do honeybees love...
One suggested triangles, "We can use triangles. Look! They fit together perfectly." Another bee suggested squares. Finally, a third bee piped up and said, "Pentagons don't seem to work, but hexagons do! We want the one that will use the least amount of wax and be able to store the most amount of honey.
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Michael Pawlyn: Using...
it was soap bubbles that helped us generate a building form that would work regardless of the final ground levels. Studying pollen grains and radiolaria and carbon molecules helped us devise the most efficient structural solution using hexagons and pentagons. The next move was that we wanted
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My journey to thank all...
So he designed this lid that's got an upside-down hexagon so you can get your nose right in there and get maximum aroma. And so I was delighted talking to him, and it made me realize there are hundreds of masterpieces all around us that we totally take for granted.
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Saturn 101 PIPE National...
It's over twice the size of Earth and shaped in a near-perfect hexagon. Each of the six sides is believed to be the result of jet streams, which all encircle a massive hurricane. Because of Saturn's inhospitable environment, the planet cannot support life -
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How the James Webb Space...
it's hexagonal, it's coated with gold so it reflects infrared light. It is 21 feet across. It is protected by a five-layer metalized plastic sunshade as large as a tennis court. This telescope is so large that it could not fit into the rocket
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Can you solve Dongle's...
According to legend, when this planet was young and molten, three galactic terraformers shaped it into a paradise. When their work was done, they sought out new worlds, but left the source of their power three powerful golden hexagons,
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Eduardo Sáenz de...
that Pappus and the bees were right -- the best shape to use was the hexagon. And that became a theorem, the honeycomb theorem, that will be true forever and ever, for longer than any diamond you may have.
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Can you solve the...
Importantly, it also works for some polygons with fewer sides, including heptagons, hexagons, and pentagons. That’s good news, because if you cut off the sharp corners of the blob triangle,
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The Sacrifice of Cassini...
when Saturn's northern spring began. Is it just me, or is this whirling hexagon at Saturn's north pole every bit as exotic as the fantasies our ancient ancestors had of these worlds?
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Parrot vs Child...
still has the same score as the three year old finally it's the real bird brain teaser counting corners starting with a six cornered hexagon five six that's right good job how many
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Why do honeybees love...
One suggested triangles, "We can use triangles. Look! They fit together perfectly." Another bee suggested squares. Finally, a third bee piped up and said, "Pentagons don't seem to work, but hexagons do! We want the one that will use the least amount of wax and be able to store the most amount of honey.
Video examples
Michael Pawlyn: Using...
it was soap bubbles that helped us generate a building form that would work regardless of the final ground levels. Studying pollen grains and radiolaria and carbon molecules helped us devise the most efficient structural solution using hexagons and pentagons. The next move was that we wanted
Video examples
My journey to thank all...
So he designed this lid that's got an upside-down hexagon so you can get your nose right in there and get maximum aroma. And so I was delighted talking to him, and it made me realize there are hundreds of masterpieces all around us that we totally take for granted.
Video examples
Saturn 101 PIPE National...
It's over twice the size of Earth and shaped in a near-perfect hexagon. Each of the six sides is believed to be the result of jet streams, which all encircle a massive hurricane. Because of Saturn's inhospitable environment, the planet cannot support life -
Video examples
How the James Webb Space...
it's hexagonal, it's coated with gold so it reflects infrared light. It is 21 feet across. It is protected by a five-layer metalized plastic sunshade as large as a tennis court. This telescope is so large that it could not fit into the rocket
Video examples
Can you solve Dongle's...
According to legend, when this planet was young and molten, three galactic terraformers shaped it into a paradise. When their work was done, they sought out new worlds, but left the source of their power three powerful golden hexagons,
Video examples
Eduardo Sáenz de...
that Pappus and the bees were right -- the best shape to use was the hexagon. And that became a theorem, the honeycomb theorem, that will be true forever and ever, for longer than any diamond you may have.
Video examples
Can you solve the...
Importantly, it also works for some polygons with fewer sides, including heptagons, hexagons, and pentagons. That’s good news, because if you cut off the sharp corners of the blob triangle,
Video examples
The Sacrifice of Cassini...
when Saturn's northern spring began. Is it just me, or is this whirling hexagon at Saturn's north pole every bit as exotic as the fantasies our ancient ancestors had of these worlds?
Video examples
Parrot vs Child...
still has the same score as the three year old finally it's the real bird brain teaser counting corners starting with a six cornered hexagon five six that's right good job how many
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Richard Smalley
American Scientist
Diamond, for all its great beauty, is not nearly as interesting as the hexagonal plane of graphite. It is not nearly as interesting because we live in a three-dimensional space, and in diamond, each atom is surrounded in all three directions in space by a full coordination.
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Gza
American Musician
I don't think people have ever really been in touch with science. They're drawn to it, but they don't know why they're drawn to it. For example, you may be blown away by the structure of something, like a soccer ball or a geodesic dome, with its hexagonal shapes.
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Luke Rockhold
American Athlete
I always look for bigger and better things, and if the UFC wants to bring in some top contenders, I'm more than welcome to welcome them in our hexagon.
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Tom Noddy
American Entertainer
On good days, I've done bubbles with as many as 38 faces - a row of pentagons, a row of hexagons, and another row of pentagons on bottom.
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Hod Lipson
American Scientist
A hexagonal piece of cheese is a lot better than a square piece of cheese.
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Richard Smalley
American Scientist
Diamond, for all its great beauty, is not nearly as interesting as the hexagonal plane of graphite. It is not nearly as interesting because we live in a three-dimensional space, and in diamond, each atom is surrounded in all three directions in space by a full coordination.
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Gza
American Musician
I don't think people have ever really been in touch with science. They're drawn to it, but they don't know why they're drawn to it. For example, you may be blown away by the structure of something, like a soccer ball or a geodesic dome, with its hexagonal shapes.
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Luke Rockhold
American Athlete
I always look for bigger and better things, and if the UFC wants to bring in some top contenders, I'm more than welcome to welcome them in our hexagon.
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Tom Noddy
American Entertainer
On good days, I've done bubbles with as many as 38 faces - a row of pentagons, a row of hexagons, and another row of pentagons on bottom.
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Hod Lipson
American Scientist
A hexagonal piece of cheese is a lot better than a square piece of cheese.
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