Penrose tiling

Summary

Penrose tiling is a mathematical concept^[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of mathematical_concept entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (388 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Penrose tiling is credited with the discovery of Roger Penrose^[3].
• Penrose tiling's image is recorded as Penrose Tiling (Rhombi).svg^[4].
• Penrose tiling's instance of is recorded as mathematical concept^[5].
• Roger Penrose is named after Penrose tiling^[6].
• Penrose tiling's subclass of is recorded as aperiodic tiling^[7].
• Penrose tiling's Commons category is recorded as Penrose tilings^[8].
• Penrose tiling's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1974-01-01T00:00:00Z^[9].
• Penrose tiling's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0cgpp^[10].
• Penrose tiling's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Penrose tilings^[11].
• Penrose tiling's Commons gallery is recorded as Penrose tiling^[12].
• Penrose tiling's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as science/Penrose-pattern^[13].
• Penrose tiling's MathWorld ID is recorded as PenroseTiles^[14].
• Penrose tiling's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics^[15].
• Penrose tiling's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 76513542^[16].
• Penrose tiling's KBpedia ID is recorded as PenroseTiling^[17].
• Penrose tiling's OpenAlex ID is recorded as C76513542^[18].

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Works and Contributions

Penrose tiling is credited with the discovery of Roger Penrose^[3].

Why It Matters

Penrose tiling ranks in the top 5% of mathematical_concept entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (388 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[19] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[20]