tesseral

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adjective

Of, pertaining to, or made up of tesserae.

“tesseral arithmetic”

Scrabble 8

Meanings

tesseral1

adjectivetesseral (comparative more tesseral, superlative most tesseral)

comparative more tesseral · superlative most tesseral

  1. Of, pertaining to, or made up of tesserae.

tesseral2

adjectivetesseral (not comparable)
  1. not comparablemathematicsDescribing number systems, algebras, and algorithms over labeled hierarchical subdivisions of space.

    tesseral arithmetic

    1 more example

    tesseral mathematics

Synonyms & antonyms

Origin

tesseral · adjective

Blend of tessera + numeral, used in 1983 to describe such systems over various isohedral tilings of the plane.

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APA

tesseral. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tesseral

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Chicago

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