isosceles triangle

noun

mathematics
: a triangle in which two sides have the same length

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Continuing westward, Mars formed a different type of isosceles triangle with Pollux and Castor on Feb. 2, with Pollux marking the vertex and Mars and Castor forming the base. Joe Rao, Space.com, 17 Feb. 2025 The only obstacle is that this hunk is her best friend Lady Danbury’s (Adjoa Andoh) estranged brother, forming an odd isosceles triangle of Regency relations. Devon Ivie, Vulture, 14 June 2024

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“Isosceles triangle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/isosceles%20triangle. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.

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