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squared the circle

squared the circle is the simple past and past participle of square the circle.

Meaning of square the circle

Verb

square the circle (third-person singular simple present squares the circle, present participle squaring the circle, simple past and past participle squared the circle)

  1. (literal) To construct a square with the same area as a given circle by using only a finite number of steps with compass and straightedge, a task which is mathematically impossible.
    • The problem of squaring the circle is the problem of determining the ratio of the circumference of a circle to the diameter, which is called π.1946, Bertrand Russell, History of Western Philosophy, I.24
  2. (figuratively) To solve a famously difficult or impossible problem.

Questions about squared the circle

What is squared the circle the simple past and past participle of?
Squared the circle is the simple past and past participle of square the circle.

Words near squared the circle in the dictionary

  1. squared around
  2. squared away
  3. squared circle
  4. squared circles
  5. squared off
  6. squared the circle
  7. squared up
  8. squaredly
  9. squaredness
  10. squareflipper
  11. squareflippers

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