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Quadrangle


Quadrangle

A plane figure consisting of four points, each of which is joined to two other points by a line segment (where the line segments may intersect). A quadrangle may therefore be concave or convex; if it is convex, it is called a quadrilateral.


See also

Complete Quadrangle, Cyclic Quadrangle, Quadrilateral, Tetrastigm

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References

Coxeter, H. S. M. and Greitzer, S. L. "Collinearity and Concurrence." Ch. 3 in Geometry Revisited. Washington, DC: Math. Assoc. Amer., pp. 51-79, 1967.Durell, C. V. "The Quadrilateral and Quadrangle." Ch. 7 in Modern Geometry: The Straight Line and Circle. London: Macmillan, pp. 77-87, 1928.

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