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A square is a rectangular [[polygon]] with four sides of equal length.
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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>).
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Because it has two pairs of parallel sides, it is a parallelogram; because all of those four sides are equal in length, it is a rhombus; because it is a parallelogram with four right angles, it is a rectangle.
  
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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).
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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>). (See also [[exponent]])
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(For the community space, see [[public square]])
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Latest revision as of 19:38, July 13, 2016

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

Because it has two pairs of parallel sides, it is a parallelogram; because all of those four sides are equal in length, it is a rhombus; because it is a parallelogram with four right angles, it is a rectangle.

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

(For the community space, see public square)

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