👉 Rectipetality is a mathematical concept in topology, which describes how two shapes or objects are related to each other through their intersections. It's named after the Greek word "rectos" meaning straight and "petes" meaning sides, as it relates to the length of the sides of a polygon. In layman's terms, rectipetality means that if you have two shapes (like rectangles) which are touching, they will touch each other at exactly one point. This is because