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quadrature of the circle
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noun Mathematics.
the insoluble problem of constructing, by the methods of Euclidean geometry, a square equal in area to a given circle.
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Also called squaring the circle.
Origin of quadrature of the circle
First recorded in 1590–1600
Words nearby quadrature of the circle
quadratic form, quadratic formula, quadratic residue, quadratics, quadrature, quadrature of the circle, quadrel, quadrella, quadrennial, quadrennium, quadri-
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