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squared paper

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noun

  1. graph paper with a pattern of squares formed by lines crossing at right angles.


Etymology

Origin of squared paper

First recorded in 1900–05

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It consists of calculations etched largely in ink on yellowed leaves of foolscap and squared paper, with 26 pages in Einstein’s handwriting, 25 pages in Besso’s and three containing entries from both scientists.

From Washington Post Nov. 22, 2021

Perhaps this is why iPad note-taking apps offer skeuomorphs of yellow legal pads, squared paper, ring-binders, etc.

From The Guardian Oct. 6, 2012

The use of squared paper for such a proposition is not wise, since it makes the measurement appear to be merely an approximation.

From The Teaching of Geometry by Smith, David Eugene

Blocks, tooth-picks, coins, foot rules, squared paper, quart measures, bank books, and checks are such concrete things.

From The Psychology of Arithmetic by Thorndike, Edward L. (Edward Lee)

Also, simultaneously with these occupations, the children should be induced to draw, by means of this squared paper.

From Guide to the Kindergarten and Intermediate Class and Moral Culture of Infancy. by Mann, Mary E.

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