English Explanatory Dictionary

quadrature of the circle

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The problem, proposed by ancient Greek geometers, of using a finite ruler-and-compass construction to make a square with the same area as a given circle.

Word forms

quadrature of the circle

Synonyms

squaring the circle tetragonism
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