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A degenerate polygon is a polygon where a vertex lies on an edge that joins two other vertices, or where vertices overlap

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−	~~Degenerate cases are special cases in which~~ a ~~problem reduces to~~ a ~~simple form. It is often used in [[geometry]] to describe simple [[conic section]]s such as [[point]]s and triangles which are actually line segments.~~	+	A degenerate polygon is a polygon where a vertex lies on an edge that joins two other vertices, or where vertices overlap