Heptagon is specifically used in geometry to discuss shapes with seven sides. In geometry class, we learned how to calculate the area of a heptagon.
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Stop Sign Error
A common mistake is to think stop signs are heptagons; they are actually octagons. I corrected my friend when she mistook the octagonal stop sign for a heptagon.
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Not Common
Heptagons are less common in daily life than other shapes like triangles or squares. While playing a game, we had to think hard to find a heptagon-shaped object.