"Wang tile" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Wang tiles [plural]
Etymology: First proposed by mathematician, logician, and philosopher Hao Wang in 1961. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Wang tile (plural Wang tiles)
  1. (mathematics) A square tile with a colour on each side. Possible sets of such tiles are studied to determine whether they can tile the plane (arranged with like colours touching, and without rotations or reflections) and whether this can be done in a periodic pattern. Wikipedia link: Wang tile Categories (topical): Mathematics
    Sense id: en-Wang_tile-en-noun-4ql3YP0O Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Tesselation Topics: mathematics, sciences

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