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The word square can be used as a noun or a verb.
square (n.)c.1300, "tool for measuring right angles," from O.Fr. esquire "a square, squareness," from V.L. *exquadra, from *exquadrare "to square," from L. ex- "out" + quadrare "make square," from quadrus "a square," from quattuor "four" (see quart). Meaning "rectangular shape or area" is first recorded before 1382; replaced O.E. feower-scyte. Sense of "open space in a town or park" is from 1687. The mathematical sense of "a number multiplied by itself" is first recorded 1557. The verb is first attested 1382; with ref. to accounts, from 1815.
square (adj.)c.1300, "containing four equal sides and right angles," from square (n.). Meaning "honest, fair," is first attested 1564; that of "straight, direct" is from 1804. Sense of "old-fashioned" is 1944, U.S. jazz slang, said to be from shape of a conductor's hand gestures in a regular four-beat rhythm. (Square-toes meant nearly the same thing in 1771, from a style of shoes then fallen from fashion.) Squaresville is attested from 1956. Square one "the beginning" is first recorded 1960, probably from Board Games; square dance first attested 1870.
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What is the word for a square of a whole number?
a square root
How do you use the word square unit in a sentence?
the square unit of....!
What is the word for square in french?
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Does square come under euclidean geometry?
Yes.
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The word 'plaza' is Spanish meaning a square or a place. A similar Latin word 'plattia' means courtyard.
What is the meaning of the word tesseellation?
Tessellation is the process of creating a repeating pattern of shapes that fit together without any gaps or overlaps. In mathematics, it refers to a tiling of plane using one or more geometric shapes.
What is word for square?
Square - from the greek word of "squa" it MeanS 4
What is the Greek word for square?
square = τετράγωνο
What is the one word answer for a square polygon?
Square.
What is the Japanese word for square?
Seihoukei is a word for square.しかく or "shikaku"
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The word square in Cebuano is "kwadradong pulong."
What is the word for a square of a whole number?
a square root
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What is the definition of are?
The present indicative plural of the substantive verb to be; but etymologically a different word from be, or was. Am, art, are, and is, all come from the root as., The unit of superficial measure, being a square of which each side is ten meters in length; 100 square meters, or about 119.6 square yards.
Where does the term Fair and Square come from?
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