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four different shapes that are in the same pattern

A tiling of regular polygons (in two dimensions), polyhedra (three dimensions), or polytopes (n dimensions) is called a tessellation. Tessellations can be specified using a Schläfli symbol. The breaking up of self-intersecting polygons into simple polygons is also called tessellation (Woo et al. 1999), or more properly, polygon tessellation. There are exactly three regular tessellations composed of regular polygons symmetrically tiling the plane. Tessellations of the plane by two or...

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six different types of stained glass in black and white, each with an intricate pattern

Tessellation is a repeating pattern of the same shapes without any gaps or overlaps. These patterns are found in nature, used by artists and architects and studied for their mathematical properties.

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