Difference between revisions of "Square"

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A square is a polygon with four sides of equal length and four right angles.

In algebra, to square means to multiply a number by itself. For example, the square of 3 is 9 (3·3 = 3²).

(For the community space, see public square)

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-A square is a rectangular [[polygon]] with four sides of equal length.
+A '''square''' is a [[polygon]] with four sides of equal length and four [[right angle]]s.
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-In algebra square means number multiplied by itself. For example square of 3 is 9 (3·3 = 3<sup>2</sup>).
+In [[algebra]], to square means to multiply a number by itself. For example, the square of 3 is 9 (3·3 = 3<sup>2</sup>).
-In townscape terms, a square is an open space within a town or city, of a perfect or approximately squre shape, or of a regular rectangular shape. A square can be open for public intercourse, as in a market square or public square, or the centre of the square can comprise private grounds (as in the garden squares constructed in the high-class residential suburbs of west [[London]] in the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries).
+(For the community space, see [[public square]])
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