Definition:Polygon/Adjacent/Vertices

This page is about adjacent vertices in the context of polygons. For other uses, see adjacent.

Definition

Each side of a polygon intersects two other sides, and so is terminated at either endpoint by two vertices.

Those two vertices are described as adjacent to each other.

Also known as

Adjacent vertices (in a polygon) are also known as consecutive vertices or consecutive angles.

The term adjacent angles can also be seen, but as this is used for a different concept, it is preferred that it is not used in this context.

Also see

• Results about adjacent in the context of polygons can be found here.

Sources

• 1998: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): adjacent: 1.
• 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): adjacent: 1.