sqr

Noun

square root (plural square roots)

1. The number which, when squared, yields another number.
   • Near-synonym: √

   Synonyms:

   sqr, sqrt

   Antonyms:

   square

2. The positive number which, when squared, yields another number: the principal square root.
   • The square root of 4 is 2. No negative real square roots exist. Negative numbers have no real square roots.

Noun

square (plural squares)

1. A polygon with four straight sides of equal length and four right angles; an equilateral rectangle; a regular quadrilateral.
   • I took refuge in the square form and exhibited a picture which consisted of nothing more than a black square on a white field.1927, Kazimir Malevich, The Non-Objective World
2. A cell in a grid.
   • You may not move a piece to a square already occupied by one of your own pieces.
3. A square piece, part, or surface.
   • a square of glass
4. The front of a woman's dress over the bosom, usually worked or embroidered.
5. (Canada, US) A dessert cut into rectangular pieces, or a piece of such a dessert.
6. A certain number of lines, forming a portion of a column, nearly square; used chiefly in reckoning the prices of advertisements in newspapers.

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