Latin rectangle
= Latin rectangle
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A Latin rectangle is a mathematical concept that extends the idea of a Latin square. Specifically, a Latin rectangle is an \\( m \\times n \\) arrangement of \\( m \\) different symbols (or elements), where \\( m \\leq n \\), such that each symbol appears exactly once in each row and at most once in each column. To break this down further: - **Rows**: The rectangle has \\( m \\) rows.