Prototile¶
In mathematics, a prototile is one of the shapes of a tile in a tessellation.
Core Idea¶
Prototile is treated here as the recurring cross-domain formal modeling identity summarized by this source-grounded definition: In mathematics, a prototile is one of the shapes of a tile in a tessellation. In mathematics, a prototile is one of the shapes of a tile in a tessellation. If is the set of tiles in a tessellation, a set of shapes is called a set of prototiles if no two shapes in are congruent to each other, and every tile in is congruent to one of the shapes in .
Scope of Application¶
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Definition. A tessellation of the plane or of any other space is a cover of the space by closed shapes, called tiles, that have disjoint interiors.
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Definition. Some of the tiles may be congruent to one or more others.
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Definition. If is the set of tiles in a tessellation, a set of shapes is called a set of prototiles if no two shapes in are congruent to each other, and every.
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Definition. It is possible to choose many different sets of prototiles for a tiling: translating or rotating any one of the prototiles produces another valid set of prototiles.
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Definition. However, every set of prototiles has the same cardinality, so the number of prototiles is well defined.
Clarity¶
A clear use of Prototile names the carrier, the operative relation, and the conditions under which the source treats the identity as present. The minimal definition is In mathematics, a prototile is one of the shapes of a tile in a tessellation. The strongest recognition evidence in the frozen account is: If is the set of tiles in a tessellation, a set of shapes is called a set of prototiles.
Manages Complexity¶
Prototile compresses multiple cross-domain formal modeling details into a stable diagnostic relation. The source shows both the central mechanism—kaplan, announced the discovery of an aperiodic monohedral prototile (monotile) and a proof that the tile discovered by David Smith is an aperiodic monotile, i.e. a solution to a longstanding open einstein problem.—and the practical consequence—however, every set of prototiles has the same cardinality, so the number of.
Abstract Reasoning¶
- Type the carrier. Identify the cross-domain formal modeling entities to which the claim applies.
- State the relation. Use the source-grounded identity: In mathematics, a prototile is one of the shapes of a tile in a tessellation.
- Check operation and conditions. Some of the tiles may be congruent to one or more others.
- Demand recognition evidence. If is the set of tiles in a tessellation, a set of shapes is called a set of prototiles if no two shapes in are congruent to each other.
Knowledge Transfer¶
Within the home domain. Knowledge about Prototile transfers literally when a new case preserves the same carrier type, relation, and recognition test. A tessellation of the plane or of any other space is a cover of the space by closed shapes, called tiles, that have disjoint interiors. Some of the tiles may be congruent to one or more others. Beyond the home domain. No canonical parent is asserted for Prototile. An outside case receives the specialist name only when the same typed roles and rejection conditions can be filled literally; otherwise.
Neighborhood in Abstraction Space¶
Prototile sits in a moderately populated region (51st percentile for distinctiveness): it has near-neighbors but no dense thicket of look-alikes.
Family — Geometric Figures & Constructions (32 abstractions)
Nearest neighbors
- Ideal polyhedron — 0.88
- Wang tile — 0.88
- Nome (mathematics) — 0.86
- Penrose tiling — 0.86
- Monopole moduli space — 0.85
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