Subject: Angles exceeding 180 degrees

What is the name of an angle that exceeds 180 degrees?

D. Reed
middle school
student

Hi,

The term is reflex. My dictionary says a reflex angle is "An angle greater than a straight angle."

There is a wonderful Web site called Earliest Known Uses of Some of the Words of Mathematics that has some historical comments. Look for reflex angle under R.

Cheers,
Penny
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