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kind: concept
name: Latin rectangle
aliases: [semi-latin-square]
sources:
  - wikipedia: en:26464655@r1235247308
    locator: Latin rectangle
    note: adopted
    mention: wikipedia://en/26464655
    sections: [Summary]
same_as:
  wikidata: Q6496545
  wikipedia: Latin rectangle
inventory: [N1PEP3WCG3]
---

## Summary

In [[combinatorial mathematics|0JKW7W7XFR]], a **Latin rectangle** is an $r \times n$ [[matrix|0VD9ZSWWJG]] (where $r \le n$), using $n$ symbols, usually the numbers $1, 2, 3, ..., n$ or $0, 1, ..., n - 1$ as its entries, with no number occurring more than once in any row or column.