Abstract
Necessary and sufficient conditions are obtained for the extendibility of an r × r symmetric Latin rectangle to an n × n symmetric Latin square. These conditions imply that any incomplete n × n symmetric Latin square can be embedded in a complete symmetric Latin square of order 2 n. Also, any incomplete n × n symmetric diagonal Latin square can be embedded in a complete symmetric diagonal Latin square of order 2 n + 1.
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