scalene triangle


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scalene triangle

[′skā‚lēn ′trī‚aŋ·gəl]
(mathematics)
A triangle where no two angles are equal.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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