2006-11-03 12:46:15 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
A tessellation is an infinitely repeating pattern that completely fills a plane without overlapping or gaps.
2006-11-03 12:53:08 · answer #1 · answered by SmileyGirl 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1. To form into a mosaic pattern as with tessera.
2. A regular tiling of polygons (in 2D), polyhedra (in 3D), or polytopes (in nD) is called a tessellation.
2006-11-03 21:09:45 · answer #2 · answered by Mad Mac 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is plenty of reading on the subject at the following site:
http://dmoz.org/Science/Math/Recreations/Tessellations/
2006-11-03 20:56:29 · answer #3 · answered by mathpath 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hey, you used the word right.
This looked like a cool website:
http://mathforum.org/sum95/suzanne/tess.intro.html
2006-11-03 20:50:49 · answer #4 · answered by ChurchLady 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋