You might be interested in the case of sampling 2-dimensional signals with hexagons.: D. R. Mersereau, “The processing of hexagonally sampled two-dimensional signals,” Proceedings of the IEEE, vol. 67, no. 6, pp. 930 – 949, June 1979. read more
The Hundred Greatest Theorems The millenium seemed to spur a lot of people to compile "Top 100" or "Best 100" lists of many things, including movies (by the American Film Institute) and books (by the Modern Library). read more
Geometry is heavily rooted in its Greek origins and still uses Greek terms. "Hexagon" comes from Greek words meaning "Six angles", just as "pentagon" means "five angles". ("Trigon" was introduced in the 17th century, but did not displace the Latin-based "triangle" which was already well entrenched. read more