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Definitions

Adjective

1. 1
   Of, pertaining to, or made up of tesserae.
2. 2
   Describing number systems, algebras, and algorithms over labeled hierarchical subdivisions of space. not-comparable

   "tesseral arithmetic"

3. 3
   isometric.

Synonyms

All synonyms

tesselartessular

Etymology

Etymology 1

From tessera + -al.

Etymology 2

Blend of tessara + numeral, used in 1983 to describe such systems over various isohedral tilings of the plane.

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