polyform
Sign in to savethumb|The 18 one-sided pentominoes: polyforms consisting of five squares.
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thumb|The 18 one-sided pentominoes: polyforms consisting of five squares.
In recreational mathematics, a polyform is a plane figure or solid compound constructed by joining together identical basic polygons. The basic polygon is often (but not necessarily) a convex plane-filling polygon, such as a square or a triangle. More specific names have been given to polyforms resulting from specific basic polygons, as detailed in the table below. For example, a square basic polygon results in the well-known polyominoes.
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