Latin Squares and Math Art

Latin squares have been discovered as puzzles and out of mathematical curiosity. Now they are important concepts and tools in mathematics and science. If you have ever played sudoku… well, you already know what they are! Each symbol can occur only once in each row and column. There are special cases of Latin squares, where symbols on diagonals also occur only once. These are called diagonal Latin squares. An example, where symbols are differentiated by colours you can see below.

Now, as you already know what Latin squares are, you may create new puzzles or board games... or even make some discoveries in the field! And you don’t need to be a major in mathematics. Seriously! Read at the bottom of the article. Also, like myself, you can do some math art:

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