noun plural
: the successive sums n(n + 1)/2 where n = 1, 2, 3, ... of the first n natural numbers 1, 3, 6, 10, 15, … representable by dots arranged in triangles
noun plural
: the successive sums n(n + 1)/2 where n = 1, 2, 3, ... of the first n natural numbers 1, 3, 6, 10, 15, … representable by dots arranged in triangles
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012