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Emma, Mike, Steven, Connor, Bri, Chris, Jessica Love-heptagon alert!—
Jennifer Zhan,
Vulture,
11 Feb. 2026 At least show some imagination and go for a heptagon next time.—
Nate Davis,
USA TODAY,
9 Sep. 2022 Nearby, the bug must make seven such turns, signifying a heptagon with an equal and opposite amount of negative curvature, the kind in a saddle.—Quanta Magazine,
6 Jan. 2015
Word History
Etymology
Greek heptagōnos heptagonal, from hepta + gōnia angle — more at -gon