I know the name of the heptadecagon (17 sides) and the diacosipentacontaheptagon (257 sides). But what is the name of the polygon with 65537 sides? I am unable to figure it.
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12$\begingroup$ The modern Greek for $65537$ is εξήντα πέντε χιλιάδες πεντακόσια τριάντα επτά so perhaps that might give you a clue $\endgroup$– HenryCommented Jun 1, 2018 at 0:48
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10$\begingroup$ "Gobbledygookon" $\endgroup$– VenkataramanaCommented Jun 1, 2018 at 1:02
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2$\begingroup$ You could call it the Hermes polygon, after the fellow who constructed it. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johann_Gustav_Hermes $\endgroup$– Gerry MyersonCommented Jun 1, 2018 at 2:36
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3$\begingroup$ @Henry So you're telling us that it's a hexentapentechiliadepentacositriantaheptagon? $\endgroup$– Sophie SwettCommented Jun 1, 2018 at 3:03
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4$\begingroup$ Mightaswellbenaninfinity-gon $\endgroup$– Asaf Karagila ♦Commented Jun 1, 2018 at 4:31
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Following the portuguese nomenclature (I am from Brazil) and translating to english its results:
hexacontakaipentachiliakaipentahectakaitriacontakaiheptagon.
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$\begingroup$ "kai" means "and" so I think we need a single one at the end. So hexacontapentachiliapentahectatriacontakaiheptagon? $\endgroup$– coudyCommented Jun 1, 2018 at 8:24
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"$65537$-gon" is the name. Likewise "$257$-gon": writing (let alone saying) something like "diacosipentacontaheptagon" serves less to communicate $-$ if indeed it succeeds in communicating at all $-$ than to show off.
answered Jun 1, 2018 at 1:17