"regular tessellation" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: regular tessellations [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} regular tessellation (plural regular tessellations)
  1. (geometry) A tessellation of the plane by a convex regular polygon. Categories (topical): Geometry Related terms: semiregular tessellation, Mathworld article on regular tessellation

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