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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 concave | a polygon in which no diagonal contains points in the exterior of the polygon. |
| convex | a polygon in which a diagonal can be drawn such that part of the diagonal contains points in the exterior of the polygon. |
| diagonal | a segment that connects any two nonconsecutive vertices of a polygon. |
| regular polygon | a polygon that is both equilateral and equiangular. |
| side of a polygon | one of the segments that forms a polygon. |
| vertex of a polygon | the common endpoint of two sides of the polygon. |
| base of a trapezoid | one of the two parallel sides of the trapezoid. |
| base angle of a trapezoid | one of a pair of consecutive angles whose common side is a base of the trapezoid. |
| trapezoid | a quadrilateral with exactly one pair of parallel sides. |
| midsegment of a trapezoid | the segment whose endpoints are the midpoints of the legs of the trapezoid. |
| leg of a trapezoid | one of the two nonparallel sides of the trapezoid. |
| isosceles trapezoid | a trapezoid in which the legs are congruent. |
| kite | a quadrilateral with exactly two pairs of congruent consecutive sides. |
| rectangle | a quadrilateral with four right angles. |
| square | a quadrilateral with four congruent sides and four right angles. |
| rhombus | a quadrilateral with four congruent sides. |
| parallelogram | a quadrilateral with two pairs of parallel sides. |
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