ALL meanings of figurate number
fig·u·rate num·ber
F f - noun figurate number a number having the property that the same number of equally spaced dots can be arranged in the shape of a regular geometrical figure. 1
- noun figurate number a number that can make a regular geometric figure if the number of units it consists of are represented as dots (e.g. 9 can be a 'square number' and therefore figurate; ten cannot) 0
- noun figurate number A number equal to the number of dots in a geometric figure formed of dots. 0