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A flexagon is a flat model made from a folded strip of paper that can be flexed to reveal a number of hidden faces.
A flexagon is a flat model made from a folded strip of paper that can be flexed to reveal various hidden faces.
_NAMING_ _FLEXAGONS_
Flexagons are named thus: (prefix for number of faces that can be revealed)-(prefix for number of edges)-flexagon
Therefore the Hexatetraflexagon would have six possible faces to be revealed and a square shape.
| Number | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| Prefix | Tri | Tetra | Penta | Hexa | Hepta | Octa | Nona | Deca | Unideca | Dodeca |
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