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cm2 means cm x cm. Multiplying a number by itself several times is often written as a power. For example, cm3 is equal to cm x cm x cm (the 3 indicates that cm appears 3 times as a factor).

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Square centimeter, a unit of area: the area equivalent to a square that has a side length of 1 cm.

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