Pentomone
Pentomone
Pentomone (pronunciation: /pen-toh-mohn/) is a term used in the field of mathematics, specifically in the study of polyominoes. The term is derived from the Greek words "pente", meaning five, and "monos", meaning unit.
A pentomone is a polyomino with five cells. It is a particular type of polyomino, which is a plane geometric figure formed by joining one or more equal squares edge to edge.
There are twelve unique pentominoes when rotations and reflections are not considered distinct. These are often named after the letters of the Latin alphabet that they resemble.
Related Terms
- Polyomino: A plane geometric figure formed by joining one or more equal squares edge to edge.
- Tetromino: A polyomino composed of four squares.
- Hexomino: A polyomino composed of six squares.
- Heptomino: A polyomino composed of seven squares.
- Octomino: A polyomino composed of eight squares.
See Also
- Tiling (mathematics): The process of covering a surface with tiles.
- Combinatorial mathematics: The field of mathematics studying combinatorial objects.
- Geometry: The branch of mathematics concerned with the properties and relations of points, lines, surfaces, solids, and higher dimensional analogs.
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Pentomone
- Wikipedia's article - Pentomone
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