English Explanatory Dictionary

Heesch number

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

Heesch number Heesch numbers

Etymology

Named after geometer Heinrich Heesch.

Related words

Heesch's problem
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