These two have completely different patterning but no difference is seen in their internal morphology so it seems that they are considered the same.
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Patterning
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[…] the tesseræ will form patterns which for us are wholly meaningless, yet the patterning in every case is equally specific and inevitable, implying the pattern above it, implied in that below[…]
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Any system of geometric patterning that covers or fills a surface using a finite set of shapes is considered tiling in a mathematical sense.
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When it is serious it leads to a copying after the manners and personal habits of elders, and a patterning after the style of dress in those whom the children admire.
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