Originally Posted by ghostrider

No, not at all the same thing! While an equilateral triangle does, by definition, have equal sides (of any length) AND equal angles (always 60º), there are a myriad of non-equilateral (aka scalene) 60º triangles. Surely you've heard of a 30º-60º-90º right triangle?

The pattern that calls it a '60º equilateral triangle' is far more accurate than the one calling it merely a '60º triangle', though the latter probably just figured people would "assume" that's what was intended...as you all did.