Regular heptagram (7/2) | |
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A regular heptagram
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Type | Regular star polygon |
Edges and vertices | 7 |
Schläfli symbol | {7/2} |
Coxeter diagram | |
Symmetry group | Dihedral (D7) |
Internal angle (degrees) | ≈77.143° |
Dual polygon | self |
Properties | star, cyclic, equilateral, isogonal, isotoxal |
Regular heptagram (7/3) | |
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A regular heptagram
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Type | Regular star polygon |
Edges and vertices | 7 |
Schläfli symbol | {7/3} |
Coxeter diagram | |
Symmetry group | Dihedral (D7) |
Internal angle (degrees) | ≈25.714° |
Dual polygon | self |
Properties | star, cyclic, equilateral, isogonal, isotoxal |
A heptagram, septagram, or septegram is a seven-point star drawn with seven straight strokes.
The name heptagram combines a numeral prefix, hepta-, with the Greek suffix . The -gram suffix derives from γραμμῆς (grammēs) meaning a line.
In general, a heptagram is any self-intersecting heptagon (7-sided polygon).
There are two regular heptagrams, labeled as {7/2} and {7/3}, with the second number representing the vertex interval step from a regular heptagon, {7/1}.
This is the smallest star polygon that can be drawn in two forms, as irreducible fractions. The two heptagrams are sometimes called the heptagram (for {7/2}) and the great heptagram (for {7/3}).
The previous one, the regular hexagram {6/2}, is a compound of two triangles. The smallest star polygon is the {5/2} pentagram.
The next one is the {8/3} octagram, followed by the regular enneagram, which also has two forms: {9/2} and {9/4}, as well as one compound of three triangles {9/3}.
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