The shape of the coin, on the other hand, hasn’t changed. It’s still a dodecagon, or 12-sided shape. We’ve written before at HuffPost UK about why we call a pound a “quid.” But why does ...
Then, using simple constructions, we double the number of sides to create an inscribed hexagon. This approximation is marginally better. Double the number of sides again to create a regular dodecagon, ...
Nicole Dickson of the Pensacola MESS Hall told a story about a shape-shifter who turned a triangle into a bunch of different shapes, from a decagon (10 sides) to dodecagon (12 sides) and the ...