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geometry > geometric drawing > tessellation

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tessellation  

Definition

  • A tessellation or tiling is the covering of a surface, often a plane, using one or more geometric shapes, called tiles, with no overlaps and no gaps. In mathematics, tessellation can be generalized to higher dimensions and a variety of geometries.
    (Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tessellation)

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  • tiling

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