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The informational measure of symmetry of the \u201cideal\u201d pattern built of identical equilateral triangles is established as Hsym(D3)= 1.792. The informational measure of symmetry of the random, completely disordered pattern is zero, Hsym=0. The informational measure of symmetry is calculated for the patterns generated by the P3 Penrose tessellation. The informational measure of symmetry does not correlate with either the Voronoi entropy of the studied patterns nor with the continuous measure of symmetry of the patterns. Quantification of the \u201cordering\u201d in 2D patterns performed solely with the Voronoi entropy is misleading and erroneous.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/sym13112146","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2021,11,11]],"date-time":"2021-11-11T23:07:21Z","timestamp":1636672041000},"page":"2146","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":4,"title":["Informational Measure of Symmetry vs. Voronoi Entropy and Continuous Measure of Entropy of the Penrose Tiling. Part II of the \u201cVoronoi Entropy vs. Continuous Measure of Symmetry of the Penrose Tiling\u201d"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"13","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-1356-2486","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Edward","family":"Bormashenko","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Chemical Engineering Department, Engineering Faculty, Ariel University, P.O. 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