What is is a tessellation?

Answer 1

Tessellated image can be one of two things 1 a repeating pattern, wether it be a bunch of blue squares or more complex shapes Or 2 what happens when a grid is displayed on a screen too low resolution to display it (happens all the time on my 1080p monitor) it's like if you look at a brick wall then woomera out on the pc, those lines that appear are tesselations

Answer 2

A tessellation is created when a shape is repeated and covers a plane without any gaps or overlaps.

All of a regular polygon's angles and sides are congruent. If we tessellate the Euclidean plane with a regular polygon, the tessellation is a regular tessellation. Only three regular polygons can tessellate the Euclidean plane: triangles, squares, or hexagons. Since the regular polygons in a tessellation must fill the plane at each vertex, the polygon's interior angle measure must be an exact divisor of 360 degrees. This only works for the triangle, square, and hexagon and is the reason why only they can tessellate the Euclidean plane.

Some tessellations are made with figures of animals such as birds. M.C. Escher is famous for his work with tessellations including ones with animals. Some links are included to show more about tessellations.

Answer 3

To form into a mosaic pattern, as by using small squares of stone or glass.

Answer 4

an arrangement of shapes that cover a surfacecompletely without overlaps or gaps