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Depends on whose definition of trapeziod you use.

In geometry, a four-sided figure with one pair of parallel sides is referred to as a trapezoid. However, some authors[2] define a trapezoid as a quadrilateral having exactly one pair of parallel sides, thereby excluding parallelograms and therefore squares too.

This question really depends on what type of book you read because there is a debate on the definition if it means it has 1 pair of parallel sides or if it means it ONLY has 1 pair of parallel sides.

Overall in upper level textbooks (calculus) it is not considered a trapizoid, but in lower level math textbooks it is often considered a trapizoid.

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