: the U.S. military leadership
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Noun (1)
The general attended a meeting at the Pentagon.
There was disagreement between the President and the Pentagon over the new military budget.
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Erica Klarreich, Quanta Magazine, 4 Apr. 2023
Penrose’s tilings, for instance, have fivefold symmetries, like those found in pentagons and five-pointed stars.
—Erica Klarreich, Quanta Magazine, 4 Apr. 2023
One of my favorites is an untitled work that features a plushy five-point star in shades of light brown enclosed in a red pentagon that fades to pink.
—Roberta Smith, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2020
If this pentagon were any bigger, five-star generals would show up for work at it.
—Ezra Dyer, Car and Driver, 30 Mar. 2020
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Noun
Regular pentagons cannot tile the plane, so fivefold symmetries are a natural place to look for tilings that can’t be periodic.
—Erica Klarreich, Quanta Magazine, 4 Apr. 2023
Penrose’s tilings, for instance, have fivefold symmetries, like those found in pentagons and five-pointed stars.
—Erica Klarreich, Quanta Magazine, 4 Apr. 2023
One of my favorites is an untitled work that features a plushy five-point star in shades of light brown enclosed in a red pentagon that fades to pink.
—Roberta Smith, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2020
If this pentagon were any bigger, five-star generals would show up for work at it.
—Ezra Dyer, Car and Driver, 30 Mar. 2020
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“Pentagon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pentagon. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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pentagon
noun
pen·ta·gon
ˈpent-ə-ˌgän 
: a polygon of five angles and five sides
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