In geometry, the neusis (νεῦσις; from Ancient Greek νεύειν (neuein) 'incline towards'; plural: νεύσεις, neuseis) is a geometric construction method that...
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angle by using tools other than straightedge and compass. For example, neusis construction, also known to ancient Greeks, involves simultaneous sliding...
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regular polygon with this property. This type of construction is called a neusis construction. It is also constructible with compass, straightedge and angle...
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held against a straightedge might seem to be equivalent to marking it, the neusis construction is still impermissible and this is what unmarked really means:...
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that produce very close approximations. It can be also constructed using neusis, or by allowing the use of an angle trisector. The regular enneagon has...
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constructible with compass and straightedge. However, it can be constructed using a neusis construction. octagon 8 nonagon (or enneagon) 9 "Nonagon" mixes Latin [novem...
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straightedge. However, it is constructible using neusis, or an angle trisector. The following is an animation from a neusis construction of a regular tridecagon with...
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icositrigon has the distinction of being the smallest regular polygon that is not neusis constructible. A regular icositrigon is represented by Schläfli symbol {23}...
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constructed using a compass and straightedge. However, it is constructible using neusis with use of the angle trisector, or with a marked ruler, as shown in the...
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translations of the 12th century Non-Euclidean geometry Philosophy of mathematics Neusis construction History of A History of Greek Mathematics by Thomas Heath algebra...
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