Pentamino
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The word pentamino has several meanings.
[edit] Biochemistry
Pentamino comes from Greek pent (five) and amino (acid), a five aminoacids based polymer resins group.
[edit] Mathematics
Pentamino is a polyomino composed of five (Greek πέντε / pente) congruent squares, connected orthogonally. Prefix penta- is used same as in Tetragon, Pentagon, Hexagon, Octagon, Tetraedar, Hexaedar, Octaedar, Dodecaedar, Tetramino, Hexamino etc.
Pentaminos may also be known as pentomino since Solomon W. Golomb's extensive works on tiling polyominoes, who also had "pentominoes" trademark (1008964 USPTO) and Pentomino company.
[edit] External links
- USC professor Solomon W. Golomb page.
- (1008964 USPTO) Golomb's USPTO trademark.
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