PRIME FIGURE, in Geometry, one which cannot be divided into any other figures more simple than itself; as a triangle amongst planes, and the pyramid amongst solids.
PRIME FIGURE
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PRIME FIGURE, in Geometry, one which cannot be divided into any other figures more simple than itself; as a triangle amongst planes, and the pyramid amongst solids.