perfect square

American  

noun

Mathematics.

1. a rational number that is equal to the square of another rational number.

2. a polynomial that is the square of another polynomial.

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Etymology

Origin of perfect square

First recorded in 1935–40

Example Sentences

I'd also stack all of the bacon on the center of another plate, arranging the pieces into a perfect square, and then filling the middle of that center square with fresh fruit.

From Salon • Mar. 10, 2023

Check first to see if the leading coefficient is a perfect square, a2.

From Textbooks • May 6, 2020

Now to complete the perfect square trinomial, we will find the last term by squaring b, which is 32 = 9.

From Textbooks • May 6, 2020

Factor the perfect square trinomial, writing it as a binomial squared.

From Textbooks • May 6, 2020

Then she laid the square template on top and cut the whole thing into a perfect square.

From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry