In this case, the tiling of the line …ABABABABABABA… can be thought of as infinitely many translated copies of the two-tile pattern AB. AB. ABAB. ABABAB. This is one simple example of a tiling of the ...

Tessellation is a repeating pattern of the same shapes without any gaps or overlaps. These patterns are found in nature, used by artists and architects and studied for their mathematical properties.

Even the oldest known examples of ... featuring patterns that repeat at increasingly fine magnifications. For example, think of a tree. First you see the big branches growing out of the trunk.