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Heesch number

Heesch number noun: the maximum number of layers of copies of the same shape that can surround a given shape.

Noun

Heesch number (plural Heesch numbers)

  1. The maximum number of layers of copies of the same shape that can surround a given shape.

Forms of Heesch number

pluralHeesch numbers

Origin of Heesch number

Named after geometer Heinrich Heesch.

Questions about Heesch number

What does Heesch number mean?
Heesch number means the maximum number of layers of copies of the same shape that can surround a given shape.
What part of speech is Heesch number?
Heesch number is a noun.
What is the plural of Heesch number?
The plural of Heesch number is Heesch numbers.

Words near Heesch number in the dictionary

  1. Heerman
  2. Heermann
  3. Heermann's gull
  4. heers
  5. Hees
  6. Heesch number
  7. Heesch numbers
  8. Heesch's problem
  9. Heeter
  10. Heeters
  11. heeze

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