Tessellation definition

Tessellation

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WordNet

noun

(1) The act of adorning with mosaic

(2) The careful juxtaposition of shapes in a pattern

"A tessellation of hexagons"

WiktionaryText

Noun

The property or fact of tessellating.

Squares can be used for tessellation.
A tiling pattern with no gaps; the result of tessellating an area or plane.

This is a tessellation of the plane with squares and regular octagons.
A less common name for polygon tessellation.

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