quadrature of the circle


nounMathematics.
  1. the insoluble problem of constructing, by the methods of Euclidean geometry, a square equal in area to a given circle.

Origin of quadrature of the circle

1
First recorded in 1590–1600
  • Also called squaring the circle.

Words Nearby quadrature of the circle

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