square number

noun

1. a number that is the square of another integer, as 1 of 1, 4 of 2, 9 of 3, etc.

square number

noun

1. an integer, such as 1, 4, 9, or 16, that is the square of an integer

Word History and Origins

Origin of square number¹

First recorded in 1550–60

Example Sentences

It is required to find two square numbers whose sum is a given square number.

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Now, can you put them all together so as to form a single square number—(I) the smallest possible, and (II) the largest possible?

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In fact, the sum of any number of consecutive cubes, beginning always with 1, is in every case a square number.

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Then came the further order, "All pyramids are to contain a square number of balls."

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Any square number may be expressed as the sum of two squares in an infinite number of different ways.

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