rectangle A quadrilateral whose interior angles are all 90°. If all of its sides are the same length, it is a square. The smallest square that can be cut into m × n rectangles, such that all m and n are different integers, is the 11 × 11 square, and the tiling uses five rectangles. The smallest rectangle that can be cut into m × n rectangles, such that all m and n are different integers, is the 9 × 13 rectangle, and this tiling also uses five rectangles. Related category MATHEMATICS Also on this site: Encyclopedia of Alternative Energy & Sustainable Living Encyclopedia of History Transport Concepts & Designs (partner site) |