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Small numbers
Dividing a bounded shape in similar parts gives a pattern. Deciding on a suitable partition for a chosen number determines the symmetry of the pattern.
For instance, out of the possible twenty odd thousand ways of summing up 50 ( such as 5+5+10+30 or 15+15+4+4+4+4+4 or ...) we could choose to partition 50 in 7 times 7 plus 1 which gives a pattern of one central part surrounded by 7 slices containing each 7 parts.
The series presented here show the cube of the numbers 3, 5, 7, 9 and 11 . The repeated multiplication of say 3 (3 times 3 times 3) creates a pattern by recursion, by repeated division.
After the division, the parts or cells make up a wire frame or grid. Each cell is marked with a simple motive: a small circle.
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