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Hexagonal tiling
Hexagonal tiling
Type Uniform polyhedron
Faces hexagons
Edges Infinite
Vertices Infinite
Vertex configuration 6.6.6
Wythoff symbol 3 | 2 6
Symmetry group p6m
Dual polyhedron Triangular tiling
Properties planar
Hexagonal tiling
Vertex Figure

In geometry, the hexagonal tiling is a regular tiling of the Euclidean plane. A uniform polyhedron is a polyhedron with regular polygons as faces and identical vertices. ... A regular hexagon A hexagon (also known as sexagon) is a polygon with six edges and six vertices. ... The symmetry group of an object (e. ... In geometry, polyhedra are associated into pairs called duals, where the vertices of one correspond to the faces of the other. ... Something is called planar if it is made up of flat planes, or pertaining to planes. ... // Introduction Geometry (Greek Γεωμετρια, geo = earth, metria = measure ) arose as the field of knowledge dealing with spatial relationships. ...


The internal angle of the hexagon is 120 degrees so three hexagons at a point make a full 360 degrees. It is one of three regular tilings of the plane. The other two are the square tiling and the triangular tiling.


This hexagonal pattern exists in nature in a beehive's honeycomb. Honeycomb on a Langstroth frame A honeycomb is a mass of hexagonal wax cells built by honeybees in their nests to contain their larvae and stores of honey and pollen. ...


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