which type of polygon has seven sides
A polygon is defined as a two-dimensional or plane figure that consists of line segments, which are called edges or sides. The points at which the segments meet are called vertices or corners. Additionally, only two sides meet at each corner of a polygon. A seven-sided polygon is called a heptagon. Polygon names are derived from the Greek language and are formed by using a prefix based on the Greek and adding it to the suffix gon.. Polygons can have nearly an infinite number of sides, where the letter n represents the number of sides and the word is written n-gon..