geometricnumbers
nounUK /ˌdʒiːəˈmɛtrɪk ˈnʌmbəz/
US /ˌdʒiəˈmɛtrɪk ˈnʌmbərz/
Geometric numbers are numbers that make shapes when you draw them as dots.
The teacher showed us geometric numbers by arranging dots into triangles and squares.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. Numbers that grow by multiplying by the same amount each time, like 2, 4, 8, 16.
The geometric numbers 2, 4, 8, and 16 double each step.
3. Numbers used in geometry to describe sizes and shapes, such as lengths and areas.
We measured the geometric numbers of the rectangle to find its area.
4. Numbers that form a pattern of shapes in a sequence.
She drew geometric numbers as rows of dots that made hexagons.