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Area is the [[mathematics|mathematical]] measure of the space enclosed by a set of lines, the number of unit squares equal to the measure of the surface.
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Area is the [[mathematics|mathematical]] measure of the amount of 2-dimensional "space" on some 2-dimensional surface.  That surface is often an ordinary flat plane, but doesn't have to be—it might be the surface of a sphere, for example.  The portion of the surface whose area is to be calculated might be that enclosed by a set of lines, or some other way of limiting it.  Area is often calibrated in terms of some abstract "unit squares".  For example, on a plane, the area might be calibrated in "square units".  In a practical application, that might be square inches or whatever.
    
The area of a rectangle can be found out by multiplying the length of the space by its width. The units are presented as a unit of length (inches, feet, meters, centimeters, etc.) squared.
 
The area of a rectangle can be found out by multiplying the length of the space by its width. The units are presented as a unit of length (inches, feet, meters, centimeters, etc.) squared.
 
[[Category:Geometry]]
 
[[Category:Geometry]]
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