Q. What is the name of the single shape that can be used to cover a surface completely without creating a repeated pattern?
Answer: Einstein Tile
Notes: The Einstein tile is a single shape that can be used to cover a surface completely without creating a repeated pattern. It was discovered recently by mathematicians. “Einstein” is a play on German ein stein or “one stone”. A set of tile-types is considered to be aperiodic if copies of these tiles can only form patterns without repetition.
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