The "vertexes" spelling is also valid, but we consistently use
"vertices" elsewhere.
Author: Dagfinn Ilmari Mannsåker
Reviewed-by: Shubham Khanna
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/87le9fmi01.fsf@wibble.ilmari.org
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- Polygons are represented by lists of points (the vertexes of the
+ Polygons are represented by lists of points (the vertices of the
polygon). Polygons are very similar to closed paths; the essential
difference is that a polygon is considered to include the area
within it, while a path is not.