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A tessellation or tiling is the covering of a surface, often a plane, using one or more geometric shapes, called tiles, with no overlaps and no gaps. In mathematics, tessellation can be generalized to higher dimensions and a variety of geometries.
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| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tessellation | is a | tiling made of materials such as cemented ceramic squares or hexagons | 0.90 | text |
| Tessellation | is a | spiral monohedral tiling | 0.90 | text |
| Tessellation | is a | highly symmetric | 0.90 | text |
| Tessellation | is a | mathematical model for the formation of mudcracks | 0.90 | text |
| cemented ceramic squares or hexagons | instance of | can be defined in the geometry of higher dimensions.A real physical tessellation is a tiling made of materials | 0.80 | text |
| providing durable | instance of | or may have functions | 0.80 | text |
| water-resistant pavement | instance of | or may have functions | 0.80 | text |
| floor | instance of | or may have functions | 0.80 | text |
| or wall coverings | instance of | or may have functions | 0.80 | text |
| in the Moroccan architecture | instance of | tessellations were used in Ancient Rome and in Islamic art | 0.80 | text |
| decorative geometric tiling of the Alhambra palace | instance of | tessellations were used in Ancient Rome and in Islamic art | 0.80 | text |
| pentagons | instance of | Irregular tessellations can also be made from other shapes | 0.80 | text |
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