Definition of Adage:
a traditional saying that is generally accepted as being true [Latin adagium]
hc_dict() Collins Essential English Dictionary 2nd Edition 2006 © HarperCollins Publishers 2004, 2006 Example of a sentence using adage: When his toy plane crashed, he saw that the adage, what goes … Read moreIt depends on the polygon. The definition of a polygon is the space enclosed by three or more line segments.
Types of polygons by number of sides:
3 - triangle
4 - quadrilateral
5 - pentagon
6 - hexagon
7 - heptagon
8 - octagon
9 - nonagon
10 - decagon
If … Read more
To find a percent, you divide the number of a portion of something by the total number possible.
For example, if you had 5 questions correct out of 6, you would divide 5 by 6, (5 / 6) to get the percent correct. 5 / 6 = .83333333
Then, once you multiply by … Read more
Adjective
1. First in importance
2. First in position or time, as in a series: he argued that the country was only in the primary stage of socialism
3. Fundamental or basic: the new policy will put the emphasis on primary health care rather than hospital care
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- A stubborn person may be described as being either strong-willed or pig-headed. Although these have the same literal meaning (i.e. Stubborn), strong-willed connotes admiration for the level of someone's will, while … Read more