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