rep-tile
rep-tile · rep-tiles
A shape that can be dissected into a number of smaller copies of the same shapeA shape that can be dissected into a number of smaller copies of the same shape.
Meaning
1 sensesA shape that can be dissected into a number of smaller copies of the same shape.
Translations
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Coined as a pun on reptile by US mathematician Solomon W. Golomb. See repeat and tile.Coined as a pun on reptile by US mathematician Solomon W. Golomb. See repeat and tile.
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